Welcome to Sidney ...

Sidney is located in Columbus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Sidney is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sidney: (910)

Communities Also Named Sidney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Sidney: This one is located in Columbus County and the other is located in Beaufort County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 38 communities that are also named Sidney - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sidney ...

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

• Whiteville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Tabor City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <4>
• Loris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
• Chadbourn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Brunswick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Fair Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Cerro Gordo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Boardman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Emerson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbus 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 Sidney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sidney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidney ...

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

Adding Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sidney post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

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