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Welcome to Dobbersville ...

Dobbersville is primarily located in Sampson County<1>. A portion of Dobbersville extends into Wayne County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dobbersville, 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.

Dobbersville is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dobbersville: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Dobbersville ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Warsaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Oaks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Level
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Princeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Faison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Newton Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Calypso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 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 Dobbersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dobbersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dobbersville ...

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

Adding Dobbersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dobbersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dobbersville - 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 Dobbersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Dobbersville 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.