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Welcome to Chapanoke ...

Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chapanoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Chapanoke is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Chapanoke: 252

Communities near Chapanoke ...

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

  • Elizabeth City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Edenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hertford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nixonton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
  • Nicanor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
  • Belvidere
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Burgess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Snow Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Yeopim Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
    • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
    • Yeopim

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chapanoke ...

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

Adding Chapanoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chapanoke 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 Chapanoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chapanoke post office opened in 1882. The Chapanoke post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chapanoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Perquimans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chapanoke - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/