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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harts, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Harts is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Harts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harts:
- Rowan County (The home county of Harts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corriher Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Landis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- China Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Harris Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Kannapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Alexander County
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Fisher Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Cannon Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Sherrills Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Long Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Murrays Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Olivers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Sunrise Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Catfish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Silver Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Currytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Advance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Lucia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Spencer Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Mazeppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Mount Mourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Ostwalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Doolie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Troutman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Eufola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Davidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Croft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Paw Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Biddleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Misenheimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Lambert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Plyer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red Cross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Stanfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harts, see our County-by-County Page for Harts.
Cemeteries Near Harts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harts.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owen Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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.
Harts itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harts, with the one closest to Harts listed first.
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Mount Ulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- China Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Poplar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Mount Mourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Shinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harts.
Newspapers Published in Harts ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harts, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harts.
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 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | 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- Harts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |