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Welcome to Quitsna ...

Quitsna is located in Bertie County<1>.

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

Quitsna is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Quitsna: 252

Communities near Quitsna ...

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

  • Williamston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Robersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aulander
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Aulander is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Lewiston Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jamesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hobgood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Oak City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quitsna ...

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

Adding Quitsna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quitsna post office opened in 1893. The Quitsna post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quitsna.

Footnotes ...

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