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Welcome to Guilford College ...

Guilford College is located in Guilford County<1>.

The pronunciation of Guilford College: GILL-furd<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford College, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Guilford College is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Guilford College: 336 & 743<4>

Going back to its beginning, Guilford College was originally named New Garden. For more information about the names of Guilford College, see The Names of Guilford College on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Guilford College ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford College ...

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

Adding Guilford College to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Guilford College 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 (so far) for Guilford College was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Guilford College post office opened in 1889. The Guilford College post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford College.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Guilford College. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Guilford College - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Guilford College area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Guilford College area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/