Welcome to Hoods ...

So far, we found very little information about Hoods. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hoods to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hoods, please Contact Us.

Hoods would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Hoods has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoods, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hoods is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hoods was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Hoods still existed, it would have been in the (704) & (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Hoods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hoods - they are located in Georgia and Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hoods.

Communities near Hoods ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hoods.

• Charlotte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Indian Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Monroe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Matthews
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Mint Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Fort Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <6>
• Waxhaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <6>
• Harrisburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>
• Weddington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <6>
• Wesley Chapel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hoods. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoods.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoods. See our Newspapers Page for Hoods.

Adding Hoods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoods in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hoods was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hoods on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/