Happersville

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NORTH CAROLINA

A historical populated place in Lenoir County, North Carolina, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Happersville
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: North Carolina
County: Lenoir County
USGS Map: Kinston
Coordinates: 35.2501636, -77.5813575
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GNIS Feature ID: 1008205

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Small community near Neuse River south of Kinston - locale of bootleg operation and house of ill repute in historical times

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1008205. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Personal interview or telephone call 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Personal interview or telephone call. Detail field contains name, title, and affiliation of interviewee if known.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.