Welcome to Croatan ...

Croatan is located in Craven County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Croatan: CROW-uh-tan<3>

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<4>.

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

The telephone 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Newport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Trent Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• River Bend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Carteret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Bayboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Bayboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayboro <5>
• Maysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• Oriental
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
  • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <5>
• Alliance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>

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 for Croatan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Croatan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Croatan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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