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Welcome to Croatan ...

Croatan is located in Craven County<1>.

The pronunciation of Croatan: CROW-uh-tan<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Croatan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Croatan is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Croatan: 252

Communities near Croatan ...

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

  • New Bern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Havelock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trent Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • River Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Cape Carteret
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bayboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oriental
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alliance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croatan ...

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

Adding Croatan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Croatan 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 Croatan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Croatan post office opened in 1874. The Croatan post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croatan.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Croatan. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Croatan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/