Ashe County was actually a part of Wilkes County. When Ashe was "cut out" of Wilkes, the original name was Ashe. Shana -----Original Message----- From: Crystal Zimmeran <Crystalz@erols.com> To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC >Margie: What was the name for the county before it was Ashe County? >Crystal >