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Welcome to Whitehurst ...

Whitehurst is located in Pitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Whitehurst is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitehurst: 252

Communities Also Named Whitehurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whitehurst - they are located in Louisiana and Maryland (2).

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

Communities near Whitehurst ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehurst ...

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

Adding Whitehurst to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Whitehurst post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitehurst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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/