Welcome to Clayroot ...

Clayroot is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayroot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Clayroot is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Clayroot: 252

Communities near Clayroot ...

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

• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenville
  • From Clayroot to Greenville
• Winterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winterville
  • From Clayroot to Winterville
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Clayroot to Washington
• Ayden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
• Grifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grifton
  • From Clayroot to Grifton
• Vanceboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <3>
• Chocowinity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <3>
• Simpson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Simpson is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Grimesland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
• Washington Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 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 Clayroot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayroot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayroot ...

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

Adding Clayroot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Clayroot post office opened in 1894. The Clayroot post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayroot.