Welcome to Sapphire ...

Sapphire is located in Transylvania County<1>.

The location of Sapphire has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> 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

The telephone 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
  • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
• Highlands
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Lake Toxaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Toxaway
  • Lake Toxaway is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Toxaway <4>
• 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashiers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashiers
  • Cashiers is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashiers <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<5>

From that list, the Sapphire post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sapphire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sapphire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/