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Welcome to Alligoods ...

Alligoods is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alligoods, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Alligoods is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alligoods: 252

Communities near Alligoods ...

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

  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Belhaven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Chocowinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Grimesland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jamesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Washington Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Bath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Pantego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pantego is located in Beaufort County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alligoods ...

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

Adding Alligoods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alligoods 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 (so far) for Alligoods was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alligoods.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Beaufort, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alligoods - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.