Welcome to Averasboro ...
So far, we found very little information about Averasboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Averasboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Averasboro, please Contact Us.
Averasboro would have been located within present day Harnett County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Averasboro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Time Zone: The area where Averasboro was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Averasboro once stood is in the (910) area code.
Communities near Averasboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Averasboro.
- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <3>
- Dunn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Dunn is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <3>
- Angier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
- Angier is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <3>
- Erwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
- Benson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Benson is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <3>
- Eastover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Lillington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
- Lillington is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <3>
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Coats is located in Harnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <3>
- Four Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <3>
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 Averasboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Averasboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Averasboro. 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 Averasboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Averasboro. See our Newspapers Page for Averasboro.
Adding Averasboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Averasboro in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Averasboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Averasboro post office opened in 1884.
We also found Averasboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Averasboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Averasboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |