Welcome to Narrow Ridge ...

Narrow Ridge is located in Moore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Narrow Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Narrow Ridge: Narrow Rdg. (or less commonly used: Narrow Rdge. or Narrow Ridg.)

Narrow Ridge is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Narrow Ridge is within the boundaries of the (910) area code.

Communities near Narrow Ridge ...

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

• Pinehurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <4>
• Southern Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Pines
  • Southern Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Pines <4>
• Rockingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
• Aberdeen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Hamlet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
• Whispering Pines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <4>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Pinebluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebluff
  • Pinebluff is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinebluff <4>
• Foxfire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxfire is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Ellerbe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
  • Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Narrow Ridge ...

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

Adding Narrow Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Narrow Ridge post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Narrow Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Moore County: www.co.moore.nc.us/

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