Welcome to Earpsboro ...

Earpsboro is located in Johnston County<1>.

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

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

Earpsboro is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Earpsboro: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities near Earpsboro ...

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

• Raleigh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Wake Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Garner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Knightdale
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Wendell
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <5>
• Rolesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
• Selma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Zebulon
  (3 miles [4.8 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Earpsboro ...

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

Adding Earpsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Earpsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

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