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Welcome to Samarcand ...

Samarcand is located in Moore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Samarcand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Samarcand is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Samarcand: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Samarcand ...

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

  • Pinehurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Southern Pines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Biscoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <4>
  • Pinebluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Gilead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 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 Samarcand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Samarcand.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Samarcand ...

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

Adding Samarcand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Samarcand post office opened in 1911. The Samarcand post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Samarcand.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Moore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Samarcand - 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 Samarcand area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Samarcand 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/