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Welcome to Stacy ...

Stacy is located in Carteret County<1>.


The location of Stacy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stacy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Stacy is near sea level<3>.

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

Stacy is located in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Stacy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Stacy: This one is located in Carteret County and the other is located in Rockingham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 12 communities that are also named Stacy - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stacy ...

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

  • Morehead City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaufort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaufort
    • Beaufort is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaufort <4>
  • Oriental
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriental have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriental
    • Oriental is located in Pamlico County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriental <4>
  • Atlantic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Atlantic is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <4>
  • Davis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
  • Williston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Carteret County
  • Smyrna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <4>
  • Otway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
    • Otway is located in Carteret County
  • Yucca Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Village
    • Yucca Village is located in Carteret County
  • Bettie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Bettie is located in Carteret County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stacy ...

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

Adding Stacy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stacy 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 Stacy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stacy post office opened in 1901.

We also found Stacy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stacy.

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

The official website for Carteret County: www.co.carteret.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 Carteret, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 Stacy - 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.
<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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