Welcome to Rountree ...
Rountree is located in Pitt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rountree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Rountree is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rountree lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Rountree: 252
Communities Also Named Rountree ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rountree - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rountree.
Communities near Rountree ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rountree.
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
- Kinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kinston
- From Rountree to Kinston
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winterville
- From Rountree to Winterville
- Ayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Ayden is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmville
- From Rountree to Farmville
- Grifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
- Grifton is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grifton
- From Rountree to Grifton
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Snow Hill
- From Rountree to Snow Hill
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Grimesland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Fountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <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 Rountree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rountree.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rountree. 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 Rountree.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rountree. See our Newspapers Page for Rountree.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rountree ...
Looking for more information about Rountree? 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 Rountree, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rountree.
Adding Rountree to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rountree 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 Rountree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Rountree post office opened in 1888.
We also found Rountree in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rountree.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rountree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/
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 Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rountree - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |