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Welcome to Blounts Creek ...

Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blounts Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Blounts Creek: Blounts Crk. (or less commonly used: Blounts Ck. or Blounts Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blounts Creek for more information about variations on the name of Blounts Creek.

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

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

Area Code for Blounts Creek: 252

The ZIP code for Blounts Creek: 27814<3>

Communities near Blounts Creek ...

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

  • New Bern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bayboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanceboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chocowinity
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alliance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grimesland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 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 Blounts Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blounts Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blounts Creek ...

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

Adding Blounts Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blounts Creek 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 Blounts Creek was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blounts Creek.

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 Blounts Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Blounts Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blounts Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.