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Welcome to Hariston ...

Hariston is located in Stokes County<1>.

Hariston is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hariston: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Hariston ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kernersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • King
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rural Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wallburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tobaccoville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hariston ...

Looking for more information about Hariston? 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 Hariston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hariston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hariston - 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 Hariston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Hariston 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.