Mount Tirzah, North Carolina
Mount Tirzah is an unincorporated community in Person County, North Carolina.
Mount Tirzah | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Mount Tirzah Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′49″N 78°54′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27583 |
| Area code(s) | 336 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021561[1] |
History
The location was named Mount Tirzah by Colonel Stephen Moore, a participant in the American Revolutionary War, in 1783. A United States Post Office operated in the community from 1795 until 1906.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Tirzah, North Carolina
- Powell, William S.; Hill, Michael (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History (second ed.). University of North Carolina Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780807898291.
Municipalities and communities of Person County, North Carolina, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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