Welcome to Hay Meadow ...
So far, we found very little information about Hay Meadow. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hay Meadow to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hay Meadow, please Contact Us.
Hay Meadow would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hay Meadow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
A typical abbreviation for Hay Meadow: Hay Mdw.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hay Meadow is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hay Meadow was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hay Meadow was located: 336 & 743<4>
Communities near Hay Meadow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hay Meadow.
- North Wilkesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jonesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Ronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- McGrady
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Cricket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
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 Hay Meadow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hay Meadow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hay Meadow. 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 Hay Meadow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hay Meadow. See our Newspapers Page for Hay Meadow.
Adding Hay Meadow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hay Meadow in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hay Meadow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hay Meadow post office opened in 1839. The Hay Meadow post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hay Meadow.
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 Hay Meadow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hay Meadow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Hay Meadow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Hay Meadow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |