Welcome to Old Dock ...

Old Dock is located in Columbus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Dock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Old Dock is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Old Dock is within the boundaries of the (910) area code.

Communities near Old Dock ...

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

• Whiteville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <4>
• Carolina Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
  • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
• Shallotte
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
  • Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <4>
• Tabor City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <4>
• Loris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
• Calabash
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
  • Calabash is located in Brunswick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
• Chadbourn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <4>
• Lake Waccamaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
  • Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <4>
• Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Bolton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Bolton is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <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 Old Dock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Dock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Dock ...

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

Adding Old Dock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Dock 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 Old Dock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Old Dock post office opened in 1881.

We also found Old Dock in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Dock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

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