Welcome to Whichard ...

Whichard is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whichard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Whichard is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whichard: 252

Communities near Whichard ...

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

• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenville
  • From Whichard to Greenville
• Winterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winterville
  • From Whichard to Winterville
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Whichard to Washington
• Ayden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ayden is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <3>
• Williamston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamston is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamston
  • From Whichard to Williamston
• Bethel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bethel
  • From Whichard to Bethel
• Robersonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Robersonville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robersonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robersonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Robersonville
  • From Whichard to Robersonville
• Chocowinity
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <3>
• Simpson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Simpson is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Grimesland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whichard ...

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

Adding Whichard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whichard post office opened in 1891. The Whichard post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whichard.