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Welcome to Hare ...

Hare is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hare, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Hare: animal

Hare is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hare is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hare lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hare: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Hare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hare - they are located in Kentucky (2), Ohio (2), Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Hare ...

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

  • Galax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
  • Elkin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Dobson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Yadkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Fries
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
  • Ronda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Devotion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Devotion is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion

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 Hare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hare.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hare. 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 Hare.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hare ...

Looking for more information about Hare? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hare, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hare.

Adding Hare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hare in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Hare post office opened in 1905. The Hare post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hare.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hare - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Hare area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Hare area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/