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 North 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 North 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.
Name Variations for North Hickory ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Hickory: N. Hickory
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
North Hickory is located in Catawba 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 Catawba County: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Iredell & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near North Hickory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Hickory:
- Catawba County (The home county of North Hickory)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Saint Stephens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Viewmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Sweetwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Brookford
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Fairgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Long View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Oxford Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Advent Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Taylorsville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Isenhour Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Liledoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hiddenite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Rocky Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Hildebran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodhiss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Icard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valdese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Ramsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Camp Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Yellow Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Enola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Concord ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Sawmills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Draco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Cajah's Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Cedar Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Lenoir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Toluca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Olive Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Grove
- Knob Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Belwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Casar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fallston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Beam Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Lawndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Polkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Alexis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Eufola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Love Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barium Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Troutman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Ostwalt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Doolie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Olin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Denver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Machpelah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Boomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Ferguson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moravian Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilkesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Purlear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Cricket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Hickory, see our County-by-County Page for North Hickory.
Cemeteries Near North Hickory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North 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 North Hickory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Hickory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <3>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winklers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find North Hickory in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Hickory.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Hickory, with the one closest to North Hickory listed first.
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Petra Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Penelope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Startown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Connelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Draco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Hickory. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Hickory.
Newspapers Published in North 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Hickory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Hickory, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Hickory.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 North Hickory:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Catawba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Hickory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |