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The county was formed in 1799 from the northern and western parts of Wilkes County. It was named for Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798.

In 1849 the southwestern part of Ashe County was combined with parts of Caldwell County, Wilkes County, and Yancey County to form Watauga County. In 1859 the eastern part of the remainder of Ashe County became Alleghany County. Source Wikipedia

The county seat of Ashe County is Jefferson. The New River is the main river in Ashe county and is notable for being amongst the oldest rivers in the world and that it flows north (most major rivers in the US flow south, east or west.) One of the major products in Ashe County are Fraser Fir Christmas Trees.

Before European settlement this area was likely settled by indian (Native American) tribes such as the Cherokee, Creek and Shawnee. Early European visits to this area included Bishop Augustus Gottlieb Spangenberg (founder of the Moravian settlement of Wachovia) and Daniel Boone. They did not settle there permanently though.

A Revolutionary War skirmish, “Battle of the Big Glades”, was fought in what is now Ashe County in July of 1780. At this time Ashe was a portion of Washington County and for a time was considered part of the State of Franklin. (Which included Washington, Sullivan and Greene Counties.)

Ashe County NCGenweb site

Ashe County Historical Society
148 Library Dr.
West Jefferson, NC 28694

Ashe County Courthouse
150 Government Circle, Suite 2500
County Courthouse
Jefferson, NC 28640

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Census

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1850 and 1860 Federal Census Slave Mortality Schedules

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1920 Federal Census transcription - Old Fields Township

Tax records

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Cemeteries

USGS listing of Ashe County Cemeteries

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Ruby Coleman on “Ashe Co., NC Lewis Family”

I am researching the Lewis family of Ashe Co., NC. Specifically, I have researched for years the ancestry of “old” Gideon Lewis who was probably born about 1730 and left descendants in Ashe Co., NC. At this point in my research, I am trying to secure as much information as possible on his descendants. If you connect to Gideon Lewis (he also had a son Capt. Gideon Lewis), please consider sharing your family information and I will do the same. Thanks. Ruby Coleman

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Cities and towns of Ashe County:

Apple Grove
Ashland
Baldwin
Ball
Beaver Creek
Bly
Brandon
Brownwood
Chestnut Hill
Clifton
Comet
Creston
Crumpler
Dolinger
Farmers Store
Fig
Fleetwood
Glendale Springs
Grassy Creek
Grayson
Helton
Husk
Idlewild
Index
Jefferson (County Seat)
Lansing
Little Horse Creek
Mill Creek
Nathans Creek
Orion
Parker
Peden
Rhine
Scottville
Shatley Springs
Smethport
Sturgills
Sussex
Tamarack
Theta
Todd
Toliver
Topia
Treetop
Tuckerdale
Wagoner
Warrensville
Weaversford
West Jefferson
Woodford