Do you know of Contentnea ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Contentnea. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Contentnea.

We found mention of Contentnea as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Wilson County, North Carolina.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Contentnea ...

We found one communities that share the name Contentnea.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Contentnea.

Beyond North Carolina.

• Communities Located In North Carolina ...
  • Greene County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Contentnea [Greene County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Contentnea ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Contentnea:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Contentnea - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Contentnea.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 37/14380   (Place Name: Contentnea)

County: Wilson     (FIPS State/County: 37/195)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Contentnea) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Wilson County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wilson County.