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Welcome to Resaca ...

Resaca is located in Duplin County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Resaca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Resaca is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Resaca is within the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Resaca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Resaca - they are located in Georgia and Ohio.

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

Communities near Resaca ...

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

  • Kinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
    • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
  • Mount Olive
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • La Grange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
    • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
  • Richlands
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
    • Richlands is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
  • Beulaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Kenansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
    • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <4>
  • Greenevers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
    • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Seven Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Resaca ...

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

Adding Resaca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Resaca in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Resaca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Resaca post office opened in 1853.

We also found Resaca in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Resaca.

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

The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Duplin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Resaca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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