Welcome to Culbreth ...
Culbreth is located in Granville County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Culbreth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Culbreth is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Culbreth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Culbreth: 919 & 984<3>
Communities near Culbreth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Culbreth.
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Granville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- Roxboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- 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.<5>
- 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 <4>
- Butner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Creedmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
- Creedmoor is located in Granville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <4>
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Franklinton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
- Stem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Stovall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Kittrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
- Virgilina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- 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 <4>
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 Culbreth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Culbreth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Culbreth. 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 Culbreth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Culbreth. See our Newspapers Page for Culbreth.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Culbreth ...
Looking for more information about Culbreth? 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 Culbreth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Culbreth.
Adding Culbreth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Culbreth 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 Culbreth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Culbreth post office opened in 1892.
We also found Culbreth on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Culbreth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Culbreth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/
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 Granville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Culbreth - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Culbreth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Culbreth 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |