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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 Hamlet (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 Hamlet. 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 and doctors 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.

Hamlet is located in Richmond County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).

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

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Hamlet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • New Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Dobbins Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Steen Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • East Rockingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Rockingham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Honey Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Yates Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Marston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellerbe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hoffman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Anson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McFarlan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Lilesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Wadesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ansonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Sugar Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
    • Polkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Five Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Bowmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Ashley Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
    • Timberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
    • Raeford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Gold Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dundarrach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Candor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gilead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Silver Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Pinebluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Aberdeen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Taylortown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Southern Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Seven Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Harris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Maxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Raemon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Raemon is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
    • Prospect
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Red Banks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Alfordsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurinburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Laurinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • New Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Wagram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hasty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Crump Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Darlington County (SC)
  • Dillon County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Hamlet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamlet.

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 Hamlet - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hamlet had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hamlet had a population of 6,356 people.

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

  • Rockingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Osborne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Roberdell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
  • Newtonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cairo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • McFarlan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Cheraw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McColl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bennettsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Paris ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Capels Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Covington is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamlet ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamlet.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamlet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamlet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamlet.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Hamlet.

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 helpful 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 Hamlet:

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>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.
<3>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 Hamlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamlet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.