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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 Hoffman (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 Hoffman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Hoffman is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Hoffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoffman:

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Hoffman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Marston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Steen Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
    • Ellerbe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Norman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Norman is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Hamlet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Rockingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rockingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
    • Honey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
    • Yates Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ghio Scholl Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cordova is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Anson County
  • Harnett County
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Ashley Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
    • Five Points
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Timberland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
    • Bowmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Raeford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dundarrach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
    • Rockfish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
  • Lee County
  • Montgomery County
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Silver Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinebluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxfire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Foxfire is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Aberdeen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
    • Taylortown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Southern Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West End
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Seven Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
    • Eagle Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • Maxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Alma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Lumber Bridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Philadelphus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Banks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Raemon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raemon is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
    • Pates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rennert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Rex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.
    • New Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Richmond Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Crump Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
    • Wagram
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Laurinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • East Laurinburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Gibson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hasty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Marlboro County (SC)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoffman, see our County-by-County Page for Hoffman.

Cemeteries Near Hoffman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffman.

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 Hoffman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.

  • Blue Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Marks Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrights Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • McLean Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rourks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hoffman had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hoffman had a population of 571 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoffman, with the one closest to Hoffman listed first.

  • Pinebluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberdell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
  • Jackson Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
  • Rockingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Southern Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manly is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • West End
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Capels Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
  • Covington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Covington is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Osborne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Harrisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Floral College
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Floral College is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
    • Candor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffman.

Newspapers Published in Hoffman ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoffman, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoffman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hoffman:

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>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 Hoffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.