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 Lone Hickory (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 Lone Hickory. 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 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.
Lone Hickory is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Hickory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Hickory:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Lone Hickory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Footville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
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- Hamptonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
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- Courtney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
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- Yadkinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
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- Marler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
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- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
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- Cycle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
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- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
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- Rena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
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- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
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- Swan Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
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- Rocky Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
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- Vashti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Hiddenite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
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- Fairview Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
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- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Isenhour Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
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- Liledoun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Alleghany County
- Roaring Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Sunrise Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
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- Catfish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
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- Long Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
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- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Reedy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
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- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
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- Currytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Tyro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
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- Welcome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Sapona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
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- Gum Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
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- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
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- Wallburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
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- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Pino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
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- Calahaln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooleemee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
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- Eaglewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Grapewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
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- River Ridge Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Clemmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robinhood Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
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- Sherwood Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Vienna Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hunters Trace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Cutters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Houstonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Cool Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Love Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
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- Brevard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Barium Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
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- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
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- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barber
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Bear Poplar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
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- Ellis Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
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- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
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- Mocksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
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- Mount Ulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
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- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Pinnacle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
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- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
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- Capella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
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- Germanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
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- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
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- Elkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
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- Elkin Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Stony Knoll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
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- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
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- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- State Road
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ronda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Lomax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hays
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Wilkesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Hickory, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Hickory.
Cemeteries Near Lone Hickory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Hickory.
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 Lone Hickory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Hickory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hanes Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandons Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Courtney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gospel Way Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Lone Hickory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Hickory.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Hickory, with the one closest to Lone Hickory listed first.
- Footville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Hamptonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Houstonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Yadkinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Pino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Wyo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Olin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cana is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Calahaln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Hickory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Hickory.
Newspapers Published in Lone Hickory ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Hickory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Hickory, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Hickory.
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 Lone Hickory:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Lone Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Lone Hickory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |