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Welcome to Haworth ...

So far, we found very little information about Haworth. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Haworth to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Haworth, please Contact Us.

Haworth would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Haworth is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Haworth was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Haworth (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Haworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Haworth - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haworth.

Communities near Haworth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Haworth.

  • Gadsden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Albertville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boaz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Southside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Attalla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Haworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haworth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Haworth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haworth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Haworth. See our Newspapers Page for Haworth.

Adding Haworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haworth in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Haworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Haworth post office opened in 1890. The Haworth post office closed in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Haworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/