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Welcome to Savage ...

Savage is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Savage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Savage is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Savage: 252

Communities Also Named Savage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Savage - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Savage ...

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

  • Suffolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <3>
  • Winfall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cofield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrellsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Muddy Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
  • Willeyton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Willeyton is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
  • Whaley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Whaleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
  • Gates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Savage ...

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

Adding Savage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Savage 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 Savage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Savage post office opened in 1904. The Savage post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Savage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Savage - 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>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/