Welcome to Lena ...

Lena is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Lena is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Lena: (910)

Communities Also Named Lena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lena - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lena ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Hope Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
  • Hope Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope Mills <4>
• Eastover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
  • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
• Saint Pauls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pauls
  • Saint Pauls is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pauls <4>
• Roseboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboro
  • Roseboro is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboro <4>
• Stedman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Stedman is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stedman <4>
• Wade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
  • Wade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>
• Parkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkton
  • Parkton is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkton <4>
• Salemburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemburg
  • Salemburg is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salemburg <4>
• Rennert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rennert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
  • Rennert is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lena ...

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

Adding Lena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lena 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 Lena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lena post office opened in 1898.

We also found Lena on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

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