Welcome to Sapphire ...
Sapphire is located in Transylvania County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sapphire, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Sapphire is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sapphire is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Sapphire lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sapphire: 828
Communities near Sapphire ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sapphire.
- Brevard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosman
- Rosman is located in Transylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosman <3>
- Forest Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Toxaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toxaway Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxaway Falls
- Toxaway Falls is located in Transylvania County
- Cashiers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashiers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
- Cashiers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <3>
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <3>
- Argura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argura
- Argura is located in Jackson County
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 Sapphire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sapphire.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sapphire. 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 Sapphire.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sapphire. See our Newspapers Page for Sapphire.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sapphire ...
Looking for more information about Sapphire? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Sapphire, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sapphire.
Adding Sapphire to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sapphire 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 Sapphire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sapphire post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sapphire.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Transylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sapphire - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |