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Welcome to Cherry Point ...

So far, we found very little information about Cherry Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cherry Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cherry Point, please Contact Us.

Cherry Point would have been located within present day Craven County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cherry Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Point: Cherry Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cherry Point is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Cherry Point was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Cherry Point was located: 252

The community of Cherry Point has also been called Cherry Point Landing. and Cherrypoint Landing (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Cherry Point, see The Names of Cherry Point on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Cherry Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cherry Point - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maryland and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cherry Point.

Communities near Cherry Point ...

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

  • New Bern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
    • New Bern is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <5>
  • Havelock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morehead City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
  • Beaufort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
    • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <5>
  • Trent Woods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Emerald Isle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
    • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <5>
  • River Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Cape Carteret
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Carteret have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
    • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <5>
  • Atlantic Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Cherry Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherry Point 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 Cherry Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Cherry Point post office opened in 1890.

We also found Cherry Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherry Point.

The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherry Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Craven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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