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History · Peletier

Peletier’s post office opened in 1896

Most of Peletier was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1942 on and the census since 2000.

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How Peletier began

When was Peletier founded?

1896

The Peletier post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 487 in 20002020 census: 769130 years
Founding year: the first Peletier post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Peletier’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Peletier, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Peletier yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Peletier is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peletier had a population of 769. The town was named for the late-18th century Pelletier family.

Its first post office opened in 1896. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 644 to 769 (+19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Peletier, 1896 to 1953

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1896Post officeThe Peletier post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1942On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1953Post officeThe Peletier post office closes
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On the map

Peletier on the map, 1942 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Peletier. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Peletier on the 1942 USGS mapPeletier on the 1952 USGS mapPeletier on the 1971 USGS mapPeletier on the 1983 USGS mapPeletier on the 1994 USGS map1942Swansboro sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Peletier.

People over time

Peletier, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 769

Between 487 and 769 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Peletier’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Peletier

Nobody well known was born in Peletier itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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A.J. StylesAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1977
Michael J. SmithAmerican astronaut · b. 1945
Ryan AdamsAmerican musician · b. 1974
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Dennis MitchellAmerican track and field athlete, Olympic gold … · b. 1966
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Edwin HodgeAmerican actor · b. 1985
Jamal ShulerAmerican basketball player · b. 1986
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Peletier had its own post office from 1896 to 1953.

Peletier
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Bucks Corner

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Peletier’s history

What year was Peletier founded?

The Peletier post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.