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Welcome to Semora ...

Semora is located in Caswell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Semora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Semora is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Semora: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Semora ...

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

  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Roxboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Boston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Yanceyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Estelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Estelle is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Delila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
  • Ceffo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceffo is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Leasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Semora ...

Looking for more information about Semora? 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 Semora, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Semora.

Adding Semora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Semora post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Semora.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caswell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Semora - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Semora area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Semora 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/