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 Hogetown (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 Hogetown. 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 hospitals 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.
Hogetown is located in Watauga 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 Watauga County: Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Wilkes & Johnson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Hogetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hogetown:
- Watauga County (The home county of Hogetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Deep Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laxon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Moretz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Norris ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Foscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Ellendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Liledoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Rocky Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Millersville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Brownwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Todd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Obids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Glendale Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wagoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Warrensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Seven Devils
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banner Elk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grandfather
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Sugar Mountain
(18 miles [29 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
- Beech Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Linville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Montezuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Crossnore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Rhodhiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drexel
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Rutherford College
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Valdese
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rufus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cedar Rock
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Abingdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Lenoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Collettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba County
- North Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Wilbar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Millers Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boomer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Adley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- McGrady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Shell Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Heaton Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Trade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Mountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- High Health ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Shingletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Whitetop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Washington County (VA)
- Green Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hogetown, see our County-by-County Page for Hogetown.
Cemeteries Near Hogetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hogetown.
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 Hogetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hogetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Stony Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hogetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hogetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hogetown, with the one closest to Hogetown listed first.
- Triplett
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Penley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Aho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Buffalo Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blowing Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Soda Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hogetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hogetown.
Newspapers Published in Hogetown ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hogetown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hogetown.
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 Hogetown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Watauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Grayson County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hogetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hogetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |