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Welcome to Fitch ...

Fitch is located in Caswell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Fitch is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fitch: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Fitch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fitch - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York and Ohio (2).

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

Communities near Fitch ...

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

  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Danville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Mebane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Reidsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Elon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Gibsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Elon College
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Green Level
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Green Level is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 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 Fitch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fitch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitch ...

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

Adding Fitch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fitch 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 Fitch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fitch post office opened in 1892. The Fitch post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caswell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fitch - 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 Fitch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Fitch 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/