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Welcome to Lupton ...

Lupton is located in Carteret County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lupton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Lupton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Lupton: 252

Communities Also Named Lupton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lupton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lupton ...

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

  • Atlantic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sealevel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Stacy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Portsmouth Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Davis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sportsmans Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sportsmans Village is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmans Village
  • Williston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocracoke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lupton ...

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

Adding Lupton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lupton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lupton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Lupton post office opened in 1892. The Lupton post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lupton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lupton - 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/