Welcome to Old Sparta ...

Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Sparta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Old Sparta is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Old Sparta lies within the (252) area code.

Communities near Old Sparta ...

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

• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Tarboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
• Farmville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Sharpsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Princeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Robersonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
  • Robersonville is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <4>
• Elm City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>
• Pinetops
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetops
  • Pinetops is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetops <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 Old Sparta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Sparta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Sparta ...

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

Adding Old Sparta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Old Sparta post office opened in 1879.

We also found Old Sparta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Sparta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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