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Welcome to Trotville ...

Trotville is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trotville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Trotville is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trotville: 252

Communities near Trotville ...

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

  • Hertford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Winfall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cofield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cofield is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Gatesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Colerain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colerain is located in Bertie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Harrellsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Acorn Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
  • Sunbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ryland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ryland is located in Chowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trotville ...

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

Adding Trotville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trotville post office opened in 1894. The Trotville post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trotville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trotville - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/