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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 Hamptonville (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 Hamptonville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Hamptonville is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.

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

  • Yadkin County     (The home county of Hamptonville)
  • Alexander County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • Vashti
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Hiddenite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Fairview Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Taylorsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Isenhour Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Millersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Liledoun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
  • Alleghany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • Roaring Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glade Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • Sunrise Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Catfish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson County
  • Davie County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • Cinnamon Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
    • Eaglewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
    • Grapewood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • River Ridge Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
    • Robin Hood Trace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
    • Sherwood Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
    • Dozier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Dozier is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Hunters Trace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
    • Robinhood Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
    • Vienna Forest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
    • Donnaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • Houstonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Olin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Turnersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Love Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cool Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Statesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Scotts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Rowan County
  • Stokes County
  • Surry County
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville listed first.
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Clingman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ronda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Roaring River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
    • Lomax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • North Wilkesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairplains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains

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

Cemeteries Near Hamptonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamptonville.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamptonville, with the one closest to Hamptonville 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 Hamptonville had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Marler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Longtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Footville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Houstonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
  • Yadkinville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osbornville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Swan Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Hamptonville ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamptonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamptonville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamptonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hamptonville:

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 Hamptonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hamptonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.