Welcome to Portsmouth ...

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

Portsmouth is located in Carteret County<1>.

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

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

When the people of Portsmouth refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Portsmouthite<3>

Portsmouth is near sea level<4>.

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

Portsmouth is within the boundaries of the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Portsmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Portsmouth - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Ontario, Rhode Island and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Portsmouth ...

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

• Ocracoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
  • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <5>
• Cedar Island
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Atlantic
  (20 miles [32.2 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>
• Hatteras
  (23 miles [37 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>
• Sealevel
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sealevel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealevel
  • Sealevel is located in Carteret County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sealevel <5>
• Stacy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stacy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • Stacy is located in Carteret County
• Last Chance
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
• Nebraska
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
  • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
• White Plains
  (26 miles [41.8 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
• Frisco
  (27 miles [43.5 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portsmouth ...

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

Adding Portsmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portsmouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.nc.us/

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