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Welcome to Purvis ...

Purvis is located in Robeson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purvis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Purvis is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Purvis: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Purvis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Purvis: This one is located in Robeson County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Purvis - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Oklahoma and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Purvis.

Communities near Purvis ...

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

  • Lumberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurinburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dillon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
  • Red Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McColl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
  • Latta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <4>
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purvis ...

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

Adding Purvis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Purvis post office opened in 1894. The Purvis post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purvis.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purvis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Purvis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Purvis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/