Do you know of Proffit ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Proffit. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Proffit.<1>

Our sources for Proffit (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Proffit other than they indicate that Proffit would be found somewhere in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1898 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Proffit ...

We found one communities that share the name Proffit.

Within North Carolina, the name Proffit is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Proffit in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Albemarle County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Proffit [Albemarle County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Proffit ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Proffit:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Wilkes County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wilkes County.