Welcome to Tugwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Tugwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tugwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tugwell, please Contact Us.

Tugwell would have been located within present day Pitt County<2>.

The location of Tugwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tugwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tugwell is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tugwell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Tugwell once stood is in the (252) area code.

Communities Also Named Tugwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tugwell - they are located in Arkansas and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Tugwell ...

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

• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Wilson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Tarboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <5>
• Winterville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
• Ayden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <5>
• Farmville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Sharpsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <5>
• Princeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• Snow Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>

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

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

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

Adding Tugwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tugwell 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 Tugwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tugwell post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tugwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/