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Welcome to Guilford ...

Guilford is located in Guilford County<1>.

The pronunciation of Guilford: GILL-furd<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

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

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

Area Codes for Guilford: 336 & 743<4>

Communities Also Named Guilford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Guilford - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri, New York, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Guilford ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Winston - Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • High Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kernersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Archdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Summerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gibsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford ...

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

Adding Guilford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guilford post office opened in 1888. The Guilford post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Guilford. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guilford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Guilford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Guilford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/