Welcome to Harpers Crossroads ...

Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harpers Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Harpers Crossroads: Harpers Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Harpers Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Harpers Crossroads.

Harpers Crossroads is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Harpers Crossroads: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Harpers Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Harpers Crossroads: This one is located in Chatham County and the other is located in Sampson County.

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

Communities near Harpers Crossroads ...

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

• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Siler City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <5>
• Pittsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <5>
• Carthage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Ramseur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <5>
• Robbins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <5>
• Franklinville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <5>
• Staley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Staley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <5>
• Goldston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <5>
• Seagrove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
  • Seagrove is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove <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 Harpers Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harpers Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpers Crossroads ...

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

Adding Harpers Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harpers Crossroads 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 Harpers Crossroads was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harpers Crossroads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/

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