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Welcome to Harpers Crossroads ...

Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harpers Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harpers Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

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)
  • Siler City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pittsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ramseur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Franklinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Seagrove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harpers Crossroads - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Harpers Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Harpers Crossroads 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.