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 Hawkins Run (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 Hawkins Run. 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 Hawkins Run ...
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 Hawkins Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hawkins Run may originally have been Hawkin's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hawkins Run might be written as Hawkin Run.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hawkins Run is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chatham, Harnett & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Hawkins Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawkins Run:
- Lee County (The home county of Hawkins Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Colon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Glenwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Green Valley Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sanford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- San-Lee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
- Osgood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Cumnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumnock is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnock
- Jonesboro Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Western Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Parkwood Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Saint Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Tramway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Mandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Eli Whitney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Sutphin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Snow Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saxapahaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Farmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Brickhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbonton is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonton
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bonlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bennett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Spring Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bragg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkwood is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Seminole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Murchisontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Olivia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ryes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Barbecue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Boone Trail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Cokesbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Pineview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Mamers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Duncan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Spout Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Luart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vass
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Whispering Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Robbins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Southern Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Zion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Jugtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jugtown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Carrboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Davie Circle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rangewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rangewood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Calvander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Laurel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Mount Bolus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Tenney Circle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Ashley Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Lake Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Coleridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Staley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramseur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yow Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Hollemans Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- New Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fuquay - Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Indian Trail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Macks Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dutchess Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- McCullers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Hazelwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawkins Run, see our County-by-County Page for Hawkins Run.
Cemeteries Near Hawkins Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkins Run.
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 Hawkins Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawkins Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Lee Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McQueen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (99 more) ...
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hawkins Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkins Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawkins Run, with the one closest to Hawkins Run listed first.
- Gulf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- New Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silk Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Siler City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawkins Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawkins Run.
Newspapers Published in Hawkins Run ...
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 Hawkins Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkins Run, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkins Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hawkins Run:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Chatham County
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Harnett County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Hawkins Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |