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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hainesworth (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hainesworth. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hainesworth is located in Alachua County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Hainesworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hainesworth:

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Hainesworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Hague
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Alachua
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • High Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arredondo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Newberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Archer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Baker County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Brooker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Starke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawtey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Keystone Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Fort White
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lulu
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McColskey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Watertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Lake City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Waters Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
    • Bell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Lake City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Meredith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • East Bronson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Raleigh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Orange Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
  • Putnam County
  • Suwannee County
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Butler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Raiford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hainesworth, see our County-by-County Page for Hainesworth.

Cemeteries Near Hainesworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hainesworth.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hainesworth - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hainesworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.

  • Newnansville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hague Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Old Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cathcart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Richard Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rhuda Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Bradford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Asberry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Hainesworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hainesworth.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hainesworth, with the one closest to Hainesworth listed first.

  • Newnansville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Newnansville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
  • La Crosse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alachua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hague
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Rutledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Paradise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paradise is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • High Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairbanks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Mikesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Gainesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Arredondo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New River is located in Bradford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
    • Lake Butler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hainesworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hainesworth.

Newspapers Published in Hainesworth ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hainesworth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hainesworth, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hainesworth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hainesworth:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hainesworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Hainesworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.