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Welcome to Timothy ...

Timothy is located in Sampson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timothy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Timothy is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Timothy: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Timothy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Timothy - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Timothy ...

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

  • Dunn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Erwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
  • Benson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coats
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
    • Coats is located in Harnett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
  • Four Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Roseboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stedman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Faison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
    • Faison is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <4>
  • Wade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timothy ...

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

Adding Timothy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Timothy post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timothy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Timothy - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Timothy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Timothy 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/