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However, conflicting reports show the geographic center actually being in Chatham County, northwest of Sanford. [6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km 2), all land. The Plaque of the Geographical Center of North Carolina. Photo taken July 25, 2009, by a family member of the land ...
North Carolina Highway 94 passes through the community, leading north 28 miles (45 km) to U.S. Route 64 in Columbia and south across the lake 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 264. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fairfield CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18.2 km 2), all land. [3]
Harrells is located in southeastern Sampson County. The northeastern portion of the town falls within southwestern Duplin County. U.S. Route 421 passes through the town, leading north 22 miles (35 km) to Clinton, the Sampson County seat, and south 40 miles (64 km) to Wilmington.
Gulf is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Chatham County, North Carolina, United States, southeast of the town of Goldston. As of the 2010 census, the Gulf CDP had a population of 144. [4] The community is home to a general store and several historic homes.
Relief map of North Carolina showing Blue Ridge Mountains (west), Piedmont Plateau (center), and the coastal plain (east), with Outer Banks along the Atlantic Ocean. 3D Topographical Map of North Carolina. The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and ...
As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 459 people, 186 households, and 129 families residing in the town. The population density was 460.1 inhabitants per square mile (177.6/km 2).
The Herald is a five-day-a-week morning newspaper and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association. "The Rant" [19] was founded in 2008 by former journalists with experience at several print publications, including The Sanford Herald. Initially a radio show, it became an online news site in 2014.
I-85—Exits SC 106 & NC 2 serve the town. There is an SC Welcome Center at milemarker SC 103 and NC 3. Grover straddles the state line. US 29—two and four lanes. Runs through the downtown area and serves next to the CSX railroad tracks and alongside Main Street.