Welcome to Margarettsville ...

Margarettsville is located in Northampton County<1>.

The location of Margarettsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Margarettsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Margarettsville is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Margarettsville lies within the (252) area code.

Communities near Margarettsville ...

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

• Roanoke Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Rapids
  • Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke Rapids <4>
• Emporia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
• Murfreesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
  • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <4>
• Weldon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
  • Weldon is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
• Gaston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Garysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
  • Garysburg is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <4>
• Rich Square
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
  • Rich Square is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <4>
• Conway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Woodland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• Seaboard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Margarettsville ...

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

Adding Margarettsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Margarettsville 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 Margarettsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Margarettsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/

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