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Welcome to Calico ...Calico is located in Pitt County<1>. The location of Calico has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Calico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. Calico is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Calico lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Calico is within the boundaries of the (252) area code. Communities Also Named Calico ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Calico - they are located in California (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calico. Communities near Calico ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calico.
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 Calico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calico. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calico. 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 Calico. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calico. See our Newspapers Page for Calico. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calico ...Looking for more information about Calico? 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 Calico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calico. Adding Calico to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Calico 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 Calico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Calico in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Calico. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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