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Welcome to Lizzie ...

Lizzie is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lizzie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Lizzie is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lizzie: 252

Communities Also Named Lizzie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lizzie - they are located in Georgia and Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lizzie.

Communities near Lizzie ...

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

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Winterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ayden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Farmville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • La Grange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Lizzie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lizzie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lizzie ...

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

Adding Lizzie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lizzie 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 (so far) for Lizzie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lizzie post office opened in 1889. The Lizzie post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lizzie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lizzie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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