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The Towns & Communities of Pamlico County
Post Office:
151 School House Loop
Lowland, NC 28552
252-745-4470
Hobucken, NC 28537
252-745-5642
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More Information |
| Coast Guard Station Hobucken |
| History of Goose Creek Island Post Office by Hilda S. Watson & Adrian Watson |
"Goose Creek Island" was formerly part of Beaufort County. In 1874, Hobucken and Lowland citizens voted to become part of Pamlico County. Around 1900, a post office was established for the area. The island is a magnet for fishermen and duck hunters and is home to a unit of the U.S. Coast Guard, which is located on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Coast Guard Station Hobucken is located alongside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
In 1871, the mail came to Goose Creek Island
Post Office by boat across Goose Creek from the village of Oregon, now known
as South Creek, in Beaufort County. The mail was carried by horse and buggy
to Jones' Bay Side, now known as Hobucken.
Around 1880, Mr. Wiley Mayo of Hobucken, realizing the need for better mail
service, started trying to get a Post Office and a name for the village of
Jones' Bay. After submitting two names that were rejected by the Post
Office, Mr. Mayo sent in the name "Hobucken", which he had changed from
Hoboken, New Jersey, and it was accepted. The name Hoboken, New Jersey, came
to his attention from a letterhead he had received with returns on white
potatoes that had been shipped there. Mr. Mayo became the first Postmaster
of Hobucken in July, 1886. The Mayo name is still prominent in Hobucken as
the docks along the waterway largely belong to R.E. Mayo Fish Netting.
The Pamlico County Chamber of Commerce ♦ P.O. Box 92 ♦ Grantsboro, NC 28529 ♦ 252-745-3008