RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Robeson County >> PhiladelphusIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina





Welcome to Philadelphus ...

Philadelphus is located in Robeson County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Philadelphus, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Philadelphus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

Philadelphus is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Philadelphus lies within the (910) area code.

Communities near Philadelphus ...

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

  • Lumberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
  • Hope Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Laurinburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
    • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <5>
  • Raeford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raeford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raeford
    • Raeford is located in Hoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raeford <5>
  • Red Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
    • Red Springs is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Springs <5>
  • Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
  • Fairmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Maxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <5>
  • Saint Pauls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rowland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Philadelphus ...

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

Adding Philadelphus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Philadelphus 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 Philadelphus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Philadelphus post office opened in 1820.

We also found Philadelphus in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Philadelphus.

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

The official website for Robeson County: www.co.robeson.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Robeson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Philadelphus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024