Stokes is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Pitt County,
North Carolina
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, United States.
The CDP is a part of the
Greenville Metropolitan Area in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
It is located 10 miles northeast of
Greenville along
North Carolina Highway 30
North Carolina Highway 30 (NC 30) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 30 runs from US 13 and NC 11 near Bethel to NC 33 near Pactolus. While signed east-west, the highway physical ...
.
History
The
Thomas Sheppard Farm
Thomas Sheppard Farm, also known as Sheppard Mill Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Stokes, Pitt County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1850, and is a two-story, heavy timber frame dwelling with a one-story shed addit ...
was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2000.
John Henry Roberson, Jr., a direct descendant of the founders of
Robersonville, owned his own farm south of Robersonville, and was involved in many civic affairs with his brothers David Roberson and Grover H. Roberson. Grover H. Roberson left the Stokes area in early 1938 to join the U.S. Navy. Grover saw action at the Battle of Anzio, in Italy. After the Battle of Anzio, Grover was in the company of a group of other naval officers and had a special audience with Pope Pius XIV at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. After discharge from the U.S. Navy, Grover moved to South Thomaston, Maine. David Roberson successfully operated the Robuck family farm, in the Robersonville/Stokes area for most of his life.
reference: History of Martin and Pitt Counties.
Education
Stokes' local school is Stokes Elementary School, serving grades pre-K through 8th; North Pitt High School serves grades 9-12.
Utilities
Stokes Regional Water Company serves local water needs; Stokes & Congleton Gas Co. is the local Propane(LP) supplier, www.stokescongleton.com ;
Embarq
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is the local telephone and
ADSL
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company; and GUC provides electricity.
Sources
*Chronicles of Pitt County, Volume I. Pitt County Historical Society, Elizabeth Copeland, Editor, 1982, reprinted 2003.
*Chronicles of Pitt County, Volume II. Pitt County Historical Society, Sandra Hunsucker, Executive Editor, 2005.
*History of Pitt and Martin Counties.
*History of the Roberson Family of Martin County.
Census-designated places in North Carolina
Census-designated places in Pitt County, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area
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