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Welcome to The Country ...

The Country is located in Alamance County<1>.

The Country is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for The Country: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named The Country ...

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

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

Communities near The Country ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mebane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Graham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Elon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elon College
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Garden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Haw River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Country ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Country - 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 The Country area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the The Country area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.