Welcome to Nahunta ...
Nahunta is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Nahunta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
Nahunta is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Nahunta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Nahunta: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Nahunta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nahunta - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nahunta.
Communities near Nahunta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nahunta.
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kenly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
- Kenly is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
- Lucama is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <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 Nahunta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nahunta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nahunta. 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 Nahunta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nahunta. See our Newspapers Page for Nahunta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nahunta ...
Looking for more information about Nahunta? 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 Nahunta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nahunta.
Adding Nahunta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Nahunta 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 Nahunta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Nahunta post office opened in 1830.
We also found Nahunta in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Nahunta.
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 Nahunta - 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 Nahunta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Nahunta 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |