Do you know of Jesup ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Jesup. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Jesup.<1>

Our sources for Jesup (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Jesup other than they indicate that Jesup would be found somewhere in Moore County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1934.

Communities Also Named Jesup ...

We found three communities that share the name Jesup.

Within North Carolina, the name Jesup is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Jesup [Lawrence County].
  • Georgia
    • Wayne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jesup [Wayne County].
  • Iowa
    • Buchanan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Jesup [Buchanan County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Jesup ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jesup:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jesup - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Moore County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Moore County.