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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hendrix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hendrix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hendrix, please Contact Us.
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 Hendrix (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 Hendrix. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hendrix is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Hendrix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendrix:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Hendrix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Maple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ferguson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Millers Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Cricket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Moravian Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Isenhour Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Fairview Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Topia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roaring Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Yates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Obids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Brownwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Todd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Transou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Seven Devils
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Banner Elk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Linville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Newland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whaley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Crossnore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Rutherford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Hildebran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Icard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jonas Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Cedar Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Draco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Blowing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rufus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Lenoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Abingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- North Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Saint Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Viewmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Sweetwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Oxford Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Brookford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Fairbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Love Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Deep Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Bamboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Moretz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yadkin County
- Swan Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Trade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendrix, see our County-by-County Page for Hendrix.
Cemeteries Near Hendrix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendrix.
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 Hendrix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendrix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Tarheel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolick Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Herman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Vannoy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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.
Hendrix itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendrix, with the one closest to Hendrix listed first.
- Mount Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Ready Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Maple Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Darby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Elkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Parsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Buffalo Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Purlear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Yadkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Wilbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Triplett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendrix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendrix.
Newspapers Published in Hendrix ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendrix.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendrix, 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 Hendrix.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hendrix:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Iredell County
- Watauga County
- Yadkin County
- Johnson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 Hendrix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendrix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |