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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 Hares Crossroads (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 Hares Crossroads. 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 Hares Crossroads ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hares Crossroads: Hares Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Hares Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hares Crossroads may originally have been Hare's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hares Crossroads might be written as Hare Crossroads.

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 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 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.

Hares Crossroads is located in Johnston County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnston County: Harnett, Nash, Sampson, Wake, Wayne & Wilson.

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

  • Johnston County     (The home county of Hares Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Beulahtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
      • Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
    • Micro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
      • Micro is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Archer Lodge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
      • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
      • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
      • Archer
    • Kenly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
      • Kenly is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
    • Wilson's Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
      • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
    • Redwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
      • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
    • Selma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Pine Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rains Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
      • Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Smithfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgecombe County
    • Sharpsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Sutton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Sutton is located in Franklin County
    • Bunn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
      • Bunn is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <3>
    • Wake Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
      • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <3>
    • Youngsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
      • Mapleville is located in Franklin County
    • Katesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Katesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
    • Louisburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • Speights Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speights Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
      • Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Barclaysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
      • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
    • Angier
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Harnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <3>
    • Lakeside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
  • Nash County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Middlesex
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
      • Middlesex is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Rogers Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
      • Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Bailey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Nash County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <3>
    • Murraytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
      • Murraytown is located in Nash County
    • Union Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
      • Union Hope is located in Nash County
    • Rocky Cross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
      • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
    • Samaria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Nash County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
    • High Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Floods Chapel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floods Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
      • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
    • Frazier Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frazier Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Crossroads
      • Frazier Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Gold Valley Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Valley Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Valley Crossroads
      • Gold Valley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Stanhope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
      • Stanhope is located in Nash County
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Newton Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Blackmans Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackmans Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
      • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Wendell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zebulon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shotwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shotwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
      • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Eagle Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
      • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Knightdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
      • Knightdale is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <3>
    • Emerald Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
      • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Rolesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
      • Rolesville is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <3>
    • Garner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <3>
    • Skycrest Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Timberlake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • Hopedale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Wake County
    • Brentwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
      • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
      • Nahunta is located in Wayne County
    • Fremont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pikeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Raynor Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
      • Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
    • Eureka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Goldsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mar-Mac Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
      • Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
    • Mar-Mac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mar-Mac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
      • Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
    • Saulston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saulston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
      • Saulston is located in Wayne County
    • Grantham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Grantham is located in Wayne County
    • Berkeley Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
      • Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
    • Brogden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
      • Brogden is located in Wayne County
    • Elroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hares Crossroads, with the one closest to Hares Crossroads listed first.
    • Sims
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
      • Lucama is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <3>
    • Scotts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Scotts is located in Wilson County
    • Black Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • Spring Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Wilson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eastwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
      • Eastwood is located in Wilson County
    • Elm City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stantonsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Saratoga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people

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

Cemeteries Near Hares Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hares Crossroads.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Batten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cattail Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cattail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cattail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Stancils Chapel.
    • The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hicks Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524837 <6>
  • St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Price Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eason Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Shoeheel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoeheel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoeheel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jeffrey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeffrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeffrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • O'Neal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

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

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

  • Micro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
    • Micro is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
    • Bagley is located in Johnston County
  • Connor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
  • Archer Lodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Wilson's Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Earpsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earpsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
    • Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
  • Kenly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Selma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Wendell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shotwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shotwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oliver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Johnston County
    • Union Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
      • Union Hope is located in Nash County

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

Newspapers Published in Hares Crossroads ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hares Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hares Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hares Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hares Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hares Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hares Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hares Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6704, Longitude: -78.2517       In this case, the coordinates for Hares Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Hares Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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