Sarecta
Sarecta was the first incorporated town in Duplin County, North Carolina, established in 1787. In 1736, Duplin County was the destination of several hundred Ulster Scots and a handful of Swiss Protestants.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Saracta”, “Sarecta, North Carolina”, “Sarecto”, and “Soracte, North Carolina”
Sarecta
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Smith Township, Duplin, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.97905° or 34° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
-77.85748° or 77° 51′ 27″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
8764X4HV+J2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Sarecta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sarecta”
- Irish: “Sarecta”
- Latin: “Soracte”
- Spanish: “Sarecta”
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