The Towns & Communities of Pamlico County

 

Alliance

Arapahoe

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Mesic

Merritt

Minnesott Beach

Oriental

Reelsboro

Stonewall

Vandemere

 

Arapahoe

Zip Code: 

28510

 

Latitude/Longitude:

35.02 N 76.82 W 

 

Town Hall:

Highway 306,

in front of Arapahoe Fire and Rescue

 

Town Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 85

Arapahoe, NC  28510

 

Mayor:

Terry Harper Cannan

 

Town Clerk/Finance Officer:

David Peterson

 

Post Office:

7706 Kershaw Road

252-249-1711

 

Estimated 2002 Population:

434

Camp Seafarer on the banks of the Neuse River near Arapahoe.

 

Arapahoe was first known as "Cross Roads". The name was later changed to "Arapahoe" -- some say it was named after the Indians and others after a racehorse of the same name. The Corsa Indians lived at Core Point near the mouth of the Pamlico River and blazed the trail that became the first road to Wilkerson’s Point. This community was settled early in the 18th century, not long after New Bern (which settled in 1710). Arapahoe’s post office was established in 1886. The town was incorporated in 1920.

 

 

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