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 Harts Store (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 Harts Store. 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 Harts Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Harts Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Harts Store may originally have been Hart's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Harts Store might be written as Hart Store.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Harts Store is located in Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Harts Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harts Store:
- Stokes County (The home county of Harts Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Vade Mecum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bannertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- The Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Rural Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Creek View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Donnaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Stanleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Temora Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Stonewood Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Matrimony
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wittys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toast
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Pike City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Haycock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Pizarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Indian Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Chatmoss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Oak Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Laurel Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harts Store, see our County-by-County Page for Harts Store.
Cemeteries Near Harts Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harts Store.
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 Harts Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harts Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lankford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bondurant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rierson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bullin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin - Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Harts Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harts Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harts Store, with the one closest to Harts Store listed first.
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Francisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dobyns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Prestonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harts Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harts Store.
Newspapers Published in Harts Store ...
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 Harts Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harts Store, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harts Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harts Store:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Harts Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harts Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |