Welcome to Silk Hope ...

Silk Hope is located in Chatham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Silk Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Silk Hope is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Silk Hope: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Silk Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Silk Hope - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Silk Hope ...

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

• Chapel Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Hill is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <5>
• Carrboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrboro
  • Carrboro is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrboro <5>
• Graham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <5>
• Siler City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler City
  • Siler City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siler City <5>
• Pittsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <5>
• Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
• Ramseur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseur
  • Ramseur is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramseur <5>
• Swepsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
  • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
• Franklinville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <5>
• Alamance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
  • Alamance is located in Alamance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silk Hope ...

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

Adding Silk Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silk Hope 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 Silk Hope was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Silk Hope post office opened in 1882.

We also found Silk Hope in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silk Hope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.co.chatham.nc.us/

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