Welcome to Connor ...

Connor is located in Wilson County<1>.

The location of Connor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Connor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Connor is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Connor: (252)

Communities Also Named Connor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Connor - they are located in Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Connor ...

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

• Wilson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Knightdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <4>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Wendell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <4>
• Selma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Zebulon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <4>
• Nashville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Archer Lodge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Wilson's Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 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 Connor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Connor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connor ...

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

Adding Connor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Connor 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 Connor was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Connor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Connor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/