Welcome to Soundside ...

Soundside is located in Tyrrell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Soundside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Soundside is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Soundside: 252

Communities near Soundside ...

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

• Hertford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <3>
• Columbia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Creswell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Creswell is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <3>
• Alligator
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
• New Lands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
• Fort Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
• Snug Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Pea Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Burgess
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
• Nixonton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Soundside ...

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

Adding Soundside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Soundside post office opened in 1900. The Soundside post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Soundside.