Welcome to Katesville ...
Katesville is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Katesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Katesville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Katesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Katesville: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Katesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Katesville - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Katesville.
Communities near Katesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Katesville.
- Wake Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
- Rolesville is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
- Zebulon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Creedmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Katesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Katesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Katesville. 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 Katesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Katesville. See our Newspapers Page for Katesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katesville ...
Looking for more information about Katesville? 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 Katesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Katesville.
Adding Katesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Katesville 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 Katesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Katesville post office opened in 1888.
We also found Katesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Katesville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Katesville - 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 Katesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Katesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |