Welcome to Safe ...
Safe is located in Duplin County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Safe, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Safe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Safe is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Safe lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Safe lies within the (910) area code.
Communities Also Named Safe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Safe - it's located in Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Safe.
Communities near Safe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Safe.
- Burgaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
- Burgaw is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <5>
- Wallace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <5>
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Kenansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
- Kenansville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <5>
- Greenevers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <5>
- Teachey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Saint Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
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 Safe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Safe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Safe. 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 Safe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Safe. See our Newspapers Page for Safe.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Safe ...
Looking for more information about Safe? 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 Safe, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Safe.
Adding Safe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Safe in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Safe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Safe post office opened in 1888.
We also found Safe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Safe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Safe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
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 Duplin, 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 Safe - 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/ |