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Welcome to Callisons ...

Callisons is located in Pamlico County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Callisons, 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.

Callisons is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Callisons: 252

Communities near Callisons ...

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

  • New Bern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Havelock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Bayboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oriental
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arapahoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Minnesott Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesott Beach is located in Pamlico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesott Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 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 Callisons. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Callisons.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Callisons ...

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

Adding Callisons to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Callisons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pamlico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Callisons - 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.