Welcome to Ocracoke ...

Ocracoke is located on Ocracoke Island (in the North Carolina Outer Banks).

Ocracoke is located in Hyde County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Ocracoke: OH-kruh-coke<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocracoke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Ocracoke is near sea level<4>.

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

Ocracoke lies within the (252) area code.

Communities near Ocracoke ...

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

• Portsmouth Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
  • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
• Hatteras
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatteras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatteras
  • Hatteras is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatteras <5>
• Cedar Island
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Island
  • Cedar Island is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Island <5>
• Frisco
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <5>
• Last Chance
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
• White Plains
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hyde County
• Nebraska
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
  • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
• Atlantic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
  • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <5>
• Lake Landing
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
  • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
• Buxton
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
  • Buxton is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocracoke ...

Looking for more information about Ocracoke? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ocracoke, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ocracoke.

Adding Ocracoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocracoke 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 Ocracoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ocracoke post office opened in 1840.

We also found Ocracoke in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocracoke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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