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Welcome to Cahaba ...

Cahaba is located in Bertie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cahaba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Cahaba is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cahaba lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cahaba: 252

Communities Also Named Cahaba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cahaba - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cahaba.

Communities near Cahaba ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cahaba.

  • Williamston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ahoskie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Scotland Neck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Robersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rich Square
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aulander
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobgood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people

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 Cahaba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cahaba.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cahaba. 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 Cahaba.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cahaba. See our Newspapers Page for Cahaba.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cahaba ...

Looking for more information about Cahaba? 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 Cahaba, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cahaba.

Adding Cahaba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cahaba 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 (so far) for Cahaba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cahaba post office opened in 1888. The Cahaba post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cahaba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bertie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cahaba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/