Welcome to Hawra ...

Hawra is located in Wilson County<1>.

The location of Hawra has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawra, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hawra is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hawra: (252)

Communities near Hawra ...

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

• Wilson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Goldsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
• Smithfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Wendell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <4>
• Selma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Zebulon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <4>
• Archer Lodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Wilson's Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
• Pine Level
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <4>
• Kenly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hawra ...

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

Adding Hawra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hawra 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 Hawra was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/