Welcome to Clayroot ...

Clayroot is located in Pitt County<1>.

The location of Clayroot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3>.

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

The telephone 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Winterville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Ayden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
• Grifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
• Vanceboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <4>
• Chocowinity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <4>
• Simpson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Grimesland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
  • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
• Washington Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
  • Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
  • 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 for Clayroot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Clayroot on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayroot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clayroot. 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/