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 Haywood (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 Haywood. 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.
Haywood is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Alamance, Harnett, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph & Wake.
Below are the counties that are near Haywood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haywood:
- Chatham County (The home county of Haywood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Moncure
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brickhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <1>
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bynum
- From Haywood to Bynum
- Fearrington Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gulf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Goldston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
- Goldston is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <1>
- Cary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Cary is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
- Carbonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bonlee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonlee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Mandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Mandale is located in Alamance County
- Eli Whitney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eli Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Whitney
- Eli Whitney is located in Alamance County
- Sutphin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Saxapahaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
- Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <1>
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manchester
- From Haywood to Manchester
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Durham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <1>
- Parkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brassfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brassfield
- From Haywood to Brassfield
- Durham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The American Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The American Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Cokesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Harnett County
- Seminole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ryes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryes
- Ryes is located in Harnett County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ryes
- From Haywood to Ryes
- Rawls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Boone Trail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Chalybeate Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Mamers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kipling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Luart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Murchisontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olivia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
- Olivia is located in Harnett County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivia <1>
- Angier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- San-Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgewater Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumnock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Glenwood Village is located in Lee County
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Trace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Western Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <1>
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
- Parkwood is located in Moore County
- Vass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <1>
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Dogwood Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
- Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Davie Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davie Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Circle
- Davie Circle is located in Orange County
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Orange County
- Tenney Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney Circle
- Tenney Circle is located in Orange County
- Carrboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- Mount Bolus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Bolus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bolus
- Mount Bolus is located in Orange County
- Rangewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orange County
- Ashley Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Forest
- Ashley Forest is located in Orange County
- Calvander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvander
- Calvander is located in Orange County
- Lake Ellen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen is located in Orange County
- Laurel Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Orange County
- Randolph County
- Staley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
- Staley is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <1>
- Wake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Hollemans Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <1>
- Wilbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilbon
- From Haywood to Wilbon
- Apex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Apex is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
- Fuquay - Varina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
- Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <1>
- Indian Trail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Kennebec
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutchess Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Macks Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Hazelwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- McCullers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McCullers
- From Haywood to McCullers
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haywood, see our County-by-County Page for Haywood.
Cemeteries Near Haywood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haywood.
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 Haywood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lee Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Starlight Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starlight Memorial Garden
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starlight Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Haw River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haw River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haw River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer AME Zion Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Haywood had a population of 195 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haywood, with the one closest to Haywood listed first.
- Moncure
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Merry Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bynum
- From Haywood to Bynum
- Gulf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <1>
- Apex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Apex is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <1>
- Goldston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
- Goldston is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <1>
- Cary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Cary is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Morrisville is located in Durham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <1>
- Lillington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haywood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haywood.
Newspapers Published in Haywood ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haywood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haywood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haywood.
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 either 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 Haywood:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Cumberland County
- Durham County
- Harnett County
- Lee County
- Moore County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Wake County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haywood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Haywood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haywood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6183, Longitude: -79.0620 In this case, the coordinates for Haywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |