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Welcome to Vultare ...

Vultare is located in Northampton County<1>.


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


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

Vultare is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vultare is located in the (252) area code.

Communities near Vultare ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emporia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
    • Emporia is located in Emporia City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
  • Weldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Weldon is located in Halifax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <4>
  • Gaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
  • Lawrenceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Garysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Littleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaboard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <4>
  • Brodnax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Brodnax is located in Brunswick County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodnax <4>
  • Halifax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Halifax is located in Halifax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vultare ...

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

Adding Vultare to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vultare post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vultare.

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

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptonnc.com/

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 Northampton, 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 Vultare - 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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