Welcome to Exeter ...
So far, we found very little information about Exeter. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Exeter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Exeter, please Contact Us.
Exeter would have been located within present day Pender County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Exeter is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Exeter was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Exeter was located: 910 & 472<4>
Communities Also Named Exeter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Exeter: This one is located in Pender County and the other is located in Bertie County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 22 communities that are also named Exeter - they are located in British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Exeter.
Communities near Exeter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Exeter.
- Burgaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Surf City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenevers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Topsail Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teachey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Saint Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Watha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murray Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Murray Town is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Town
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 Exeter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Exeter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Exeter. 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 Exeter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Exeter. See our Newspapers Page for Exeter.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Exeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pender, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Exeter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Exeter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Exeter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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