Haywood County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 29 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1979. Most listings are in or near Waynesville, Canton, Crabtree.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for North Carolina is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Haywood titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP17 of 29 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
29 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHaywood was formed in 1808 (1808-12-15) from Buncombe.
HAYWOOD created from BUNCOMBE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHaywood County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,780 | 4,073 | 4,975 | 5,801 | 10,271 | 16,222 | 23,496 | 34,804 | 37,631 | 39,711 | 46,495 | 54,033 | 62,089 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS75 cemeteries and 8 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 75 of 75 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bon - A - Venture Cemetery |
| Bon - A - Venture Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Carson - Messer Cemetery |
| Clark Cemetery |
| Clark Chapel Cemetery |
| Crawford - Ray Memorial Gardens |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dawn Memory Garden |
| Dock Caldwell Cemetery |
| Ferguson Cemetery |
| Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church |
| Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Fines Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Fulbright Cemetery |
| Garrett - Hillcrest Memorial Park |
| Garrett Cemetery |
| Green Hill Cemetery |
| Gwyn Cemetery |
| H D Burris Child Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hannah - Hoaglan Cemetery |
| Hannah Cemetery |
| Harrell Cemetery |
| Haynes Cemetery |
| Haynes Cemetery |
| Henderson Cemetery |
| Hicks Cemetery |
| Hiram Caldwell Cemetery |
| Hopkins Cemetery |
| Howell Cemetery |
| Hunter Cemetery |
| Hurricane View Cemetery |
| Jarrett Cemetery |
| Lawson Jenkins - Kerr Cemetery |
| Leatherwood Cemetery |
| Ledford Cemetery |
| Little Cataloochee Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Longs Cemetery |
| McClure Cemetery |
| McMahan's Grave |
| Medford Cemetery |
| Moody Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Newton Rogers Cemetery |
| Noland Cemetery |
| O E Kerr African Cemetery |
| Owen Cemetery |
| Palmer Cemetery |
| Palmer Cemetery |
| Palmer Chapel Cemetery |
| Panther Creek Cemetery |
| Patton Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Plott Cemetery |
| Ratcliffe Cove Cemetery |
| Redbank Cemetery |
| Redman Cemetery |
| Reeves Cemetery |
| Robert Palmer Cemetery |
| Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Roundhill Cemetery |
| Shelton - Caldwell Cemetery |
| Smathers Cemeteries |
| Smathers Cemetery |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Sutton - McGhee Cemetery |
| Sutton Cemetery |
| Sutton Cemetery |
| Teague Cemetery |
| Thad Rogers Cemetery |
| Upper Crabtree Cemetery |
| Walnut Bottoms Cemetery |
| Yarbough Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 8 of 8
| Name |
|---|
| Cecil |
| Eaglenest |
| Hepco |
| Lavinia |
| Palm |
| Sonoma |
| Springdale |
| Teague |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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