Welcome to Alligator ...

Alligator is located in Tyrrell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alligator, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Alligator is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Alligator: (252)

Communities Also Named Alligator ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alligator - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Alligator ...

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

• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Creswell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Creswell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <4>
• New Lands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
  • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
• Buffalo City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
• Manns Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>
• Pea Ridge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
• Snug Harbor
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
• Weeksville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
• Harbinger
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
  • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <4>
• Point Harbor
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
  • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <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 Alligator. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alligator.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alligator ...

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

Adding Alligator to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alligator 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 Alligator was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alligator post office opened in 1885.

We also found Alligator on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alligator.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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