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Welcome to Hood Swamp ...

Hood Swamp is located in Wayne County<1>.

Hood Swamp is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hood Swamp: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Hood Swamp ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kinston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Snow Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Fremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hood Swamp ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hood Swamp - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Hood Swamp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Hood Swamp 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.