Welcome to Sarecta ...
Although we found mention of Sarecta during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sarecta was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Sarecta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sarecta, please Contact Us.
The location of Sarecta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sarecta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Sarecta is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Sarecta might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Sarecta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sarecta.
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <4>
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Richlands
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <4>
- Beulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
- Beulaville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <4>
- Faison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
- Faison is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <4>
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Kenansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
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 Sarecta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sarecta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sarecta. 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 Sarecta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarecta. See our Newspapers Page for Sarecta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sarecta ...
Looking for more information about Sarecta? 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 Sarecta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sarecta.
Adding Sarecta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sarecta 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 Sarecta was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Sarecta in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sarecta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Sarecta and then turned west". While Sarecta could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sarecta as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sarecta could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sarecta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |