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 Hays (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 Hays. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hays is located in Wilkes County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Hays. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hays:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Hays)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Dehart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Fairplains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Moxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - North Wilkesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <2>
- Roaring River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Cricket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek
- Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millers Creek <2>
- Abshers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- McGrady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Vashti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Rocky Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiddenite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenite
- Hiddenite is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiddenite <2>
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Ellendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Liledoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Isenhour Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isenhour Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Millersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Little River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Taylorsville Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Gap
- Roaring Gap is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Gap <2>
- Laurel Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Springs <2>
- Glade Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Valley
- Glade Valley is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Valley <2>
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Scottville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Scottville is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
- Amelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennice
- Ennice is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennice <2>
- Topia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Piney Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Creek
- Piney Creek is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Creek <2>
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Transou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Glendale Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Springs
- Glendale Springs is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale Springs <2>
- Wagoner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Yates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Fleetwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <2>
- Crumpler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumpler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpler
- Crumpler is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crumpler <2>
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
- West Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <2>
- Brownwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Weavers Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Warrensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Warrensville is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensville <2>
- Grassy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <2>
- Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Kings Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Draco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Cedar Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Love Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
- Love Valley is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <2>
- Union Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Grove is located in Iredell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Grove <2>
- Houstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Olin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Brevard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
- Scotts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Turnersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Thurmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
- Thurmond is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <2>
- Elkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
- Elkin is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <2>
- State Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- State Road is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State Road <2>
- Devotion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Zephyr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Low Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Gap <2>
- Stony Knoll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Dobson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Dobson is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <2>
- Round Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Copeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Stony Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Deep Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
- Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <2>
- Laxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Rutherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Bamboo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Moretz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Sands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Watauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Swan Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
- Cycle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Marler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Windsors Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Boonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <2>
- Branon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Hamptonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptonville
- Hamptonville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamptonville <2>
- Nebo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Yadkinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
- Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <2>
- Footville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Carroll County (VA)
- Lambsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambsburg
- Lambsburg is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lambsburg <2>
- Lambsburg
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
- Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <2>
- Galax
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Baywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Bridle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth-of-Wilson
- Mouth-of-Wilson is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mouth-of-Wilson <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hays, see our County-by-County Page for Hays.
Newspapers Published in Hays ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hays, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hays.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hays:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alleghany County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caldwell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iredell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Surry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Watauga County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Yadkin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Galax City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Grayson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alexander County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Wilkes County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
Cemeteries Near Hays ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hays.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hays covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Mountlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountlawn Memorial Park
- Long Bottom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Bottom Cemetery
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Tarheel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Tarheel Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mountain Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Park Cemetery
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Traphill.
- The Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188960 <4>
- Truitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truitt Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Double Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Creek Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
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- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brier Creek Cemetery
- Knobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobs Cemetery
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunting Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunting Creek Cemetery
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
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 Hays in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hays.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hays, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Dehart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fairplains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Dockery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cricket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Dellaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellaplane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Halls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek
- Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millers Creek <2>
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brier Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <2>
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- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traphill
- Traphill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traphill <2>
- Joynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springfield ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hays. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hays.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hays. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Hays) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hays. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2499, Longitude: -81.1156 In this case, the coordinates for Hays have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |