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Welcome to North Harlowe ...

North Harlowe is located in Craven County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Harlowe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for North Harlowe: N. Harlowe

North Harlowe is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for North Harlowe: 252

Communities near North Harlowe ...

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

  • Havelock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cape Carteret
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Knoll Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bayboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Oriental
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Alliance
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Harlowe ...

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

Adding North Harlowe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Harlowe 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 North Harlowe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Harlowe post office opened in 1893. The North Harlowe post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Harlowe.

Footnotes ...

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