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Welcome to Padgett ...

Padgett is located in Onslow County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Padgett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Padgett is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Padgett: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Padgett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Padgett - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Padgett.

Communities near Padgett ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Surf City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Richlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Topsail Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple Hill is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Cypress Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Catherine Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Folkstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Folkstone is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folkstone
  • Acorn Forest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Padgett ...

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

Adding Padgett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Padgett post office opened in 1907. The Padgett post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Padgett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Padgett - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Padgett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Padgett 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>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/