Welcome to Guilford College ...

Guilford College is located in Guilford County<1>.

The pronunciation of Guilford College: GILL-furd<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford College, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Guilford College is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Guilford College: (336)

Going back to its beginning, Guilford College was originally named New Garden. For more information about the names of Guilford College, see The Names of Guilford College on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Guilford College ...

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

• Greensboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
• Winston - Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston - Salem
  • Winston - Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston - Salem <4>
• High Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • High Point is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <4>
• Thomasville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Kernersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
  • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
• Archdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
  • Archdale is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <4>
• Summerfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Gibsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
  • Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Trinity
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <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 Guilford College. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guilford College.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford College ...

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

Adding Guilford College to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guilford College 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 Guilford College was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Guilford College post office opened in 1889.

We also found Guilford College in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford College.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/

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