Welcome to Ai ...
Ai is located in Person County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ai, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Ai is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ai lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ai: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Ai ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ai - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ai.
Communities near Ai ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ai.
- Roxboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
- Roxboro is located in Person County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <5>
- Butner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
- Butner is located in Granville County
- Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <5>
- Hillsborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
- Stem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Virgilina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
- Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <5>
- Mount Tirzah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Hurdle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
- Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <5>
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Person County
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 Ai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ai.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ai. 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 Ai.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ai. See our Newspapers Page for Ai.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ai ...
Looking for more information about Ai? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ai, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ai.
Adding Ai to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ai 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 Ai was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ai post office opened in 1887.
We also found Ai in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ai.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ai. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Ai area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Ai area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |