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History · Neuse Forest

Neuse Forest’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Neuse Forest. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Neuse Forest is a census-designated place (CDP) in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Neuse Forest had a population of 2,110. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,005 to 2,110 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Neuse Forest yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Neuse Forest

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Linda McMahonLinda McMahonNew Bern · 11 miKevin WilliamsonKevin WilliamsonNew Bern · 11 miMHMaddie HassonNew Bern · 11 miWalt BellamyWalt BellamyNew Bern · 11 miDMDennis MitchellHavelock · 5 miChasey LainChasey LainNewport · 14 mi
By decade

Neuse Forest, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Neuse Forest is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Neuse Forest has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is New Bern Battlefield Site in New Bern, 6.9 miles away.

Neuse Forest and the nearest listed places

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New Bern Battlefield SiteMount Shiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchHarvey MansionFirst Baptist ChurchYork-Gordon HouseIsaac Taylor House

Closest to Neuse Forest

New Bern Battlefield SiteNew Bern · Site6.9miMount Shiloh Missionary Baptist ChurchJames City · Built 19249.6miHarvey MansionNew Bern · Building11miFirst Baptist ChurchNew Bern · Built 184811.1miYork-Gordon HouseNew Bern · Building11.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. New Bern Battlefield Site’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Neuse Forest?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Neuse Forest’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Havelock📜 Minnesott Beach📜 Arapahoe📜 New Bern
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