Welcome to Surl ...
Surl is located in Person County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Surl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Surl is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Surl lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Surl: 336 & 743<3>
Communities near Surl ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Surl.
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Granville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
- Roxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
- Roxboro is located in Person County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
- Butner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butner
- Butner is located in Granville County
- Estimated population in 2015: 7,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butner <4>
- Creedmoor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
- Creedmoor is located in Granville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <4>
- Stem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Stovall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Virgilina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
- Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
- Mount Tirzah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Person County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberlake <4>
- Allens Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allens Level is located in Person 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 Surl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surl.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surl. 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 Surl.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Surl. See our Newspapers Page for Surl.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surl ...
Looking for more information about Surl? 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 Surl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Surl.
Adding Surl to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Surl 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 Surl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Surl post office opened in 1883.
We also found Surl in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Surl.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surl. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surl - 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 Surl area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Surl 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |