Our Genealogy Helper
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 Hare (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 Hare. 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.
Name Variations for Hare ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hare: animal
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hare. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hare.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Hare is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Ashe, Surry, Wilkes & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Hare. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hare:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Hare)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Glade Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edmonds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Topia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Transou
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Weavers Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Crumpler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grassy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wagoner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Glendale Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Obids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Orion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Helton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Devotion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thurmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Round Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Zephyr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- State Road
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dobson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Brush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Elkin Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Traphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abshers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Moxley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Lomax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Dehart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hays
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Roaring River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Swan Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Boonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Branon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Pipers Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Drenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Lambsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sheep Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sheep Town is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
- Hillsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shorts Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Gladesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Nester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Low Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fries
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Elk Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Rugby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Ararat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Wythe County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Austinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Speedwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Crockett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hare, see our County-by-County Page for Hare.
Cemeteries Near Hare ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hare.
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 Hare - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hare covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Glenn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glade Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roaring Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (601 more) ...
- Savannah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hare in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hare.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hare, with the one closest to Hare listed first.
- Hooker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Cherry Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Devotion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Edmonds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Edwards Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Ennice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- Peach Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Traphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Round Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hare. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hare.
Newspapers Published in Hare ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hare.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hare, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hare.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hare:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashe County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Wythe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 Hare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Hare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |