Welcome to Fitzgerald ...

Fitzgerald is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitzgerald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Fitzgerald is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fitzgerald is located in the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Fitzgerald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fitzgerald - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Fitzgerald ...

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

• Danville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Eden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Eden is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
• Reidsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
  • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <4>
• Martinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Wentworth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
  • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
• Mayodan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
  • Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Stoneville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
  • Stoneville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneville <4>
• Ridgeway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Henry County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Spray ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Spray is located in Rockingham County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitzgerald ...

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

Adding Fitzgerald to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fitzgerald post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitzgerald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/

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