Welcome to Hawfields ...
Hawfields is located in Alamance County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawfields, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Hawfields is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hawfields lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hawfields: 336
Websites for Hawfields ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.alamancechamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hawfields, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hawfields ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawfields.
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carrboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
- Carrboro is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <3>
- Mebane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Gibsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillsborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elon College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
- Haw River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
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 Hawfields. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawfields.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawfields. 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 Hawfields.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawfields. See our Newspapers Page for Hawfields.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawfields ...
Looking for more information about Hawfields? 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 Hawfields, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hawfields.
Adding Hawfields to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hawfields 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 for Hawfields was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawfields.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawfields - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |