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Welcome to Folkstone ...

Folkstone is located in Onslow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Folkstone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Folkstone is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Folkstone: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Folkstone ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Holly Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <4>
  • Surf City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf City
    • Surf City is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surf City <4>
  • North Topsail Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Topsail Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topsail Beach
    • North Topsail Beach is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Topsail Beach <4>
  • Topsail Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean City Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City Beach
    • Ocean City Beach is located in Onslow County
  • Sneads Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Maple Hill
    • From Folkstone to Maple Hill
  • Topsail
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Folkstone ...

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

Adding Folkstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Folkstone 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 Folkstone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Folkstone post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Folkstone.

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

The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Folkstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Folkstone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Folkstone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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