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Welcome to Scuppernong ...

Scuppernong is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scuppernong, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Scuppernong is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Scuppernong: 252

Communities near Scuppernong ...

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

  • Edenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hertford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Roper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Roper is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
  • Creswell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Skinnersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
  • New Lands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
  • Snug Harbor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scuppernong ...

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

Adding Scuppernong to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scuppernong 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 Scuppernong was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scuppernong.

Footnotes ...

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