Conetoe, North Carolina
human settlement in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Conetoe ( kə-NEE-tə) is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Conetoe had a population of 198.
History
Conetoe was founded in 1887 as Warren Station before being renamed to Conetoe after the nearby Conetoe Creek.
The Wilkinson-Dozier House and Worsley-Burnette House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 365 people, 125 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 996.4 inhabitants per square mile (384.7/km2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 379.5 per square mile (146.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 35.07% White, 63.56% African American and 1.37% Native American.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Conetoe, North Carolina” as human settlement in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2025123. VIAF identifies the subject as 144298070. The Library of Congress control number is n84136633. Authority coordinates are 35.817, -77.458. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1887 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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