Jarvisburg, North Carolina

Jarvisburg, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 36°12′10.58″N75°51′59.69″W / 36.2029389°N 75.8665806°W / 36.2029389; -75.8665806
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Currituck
ZIP code	27947
GNIS feature ID	987532

Jarvisburg is an unincorporated community in rural Currituck County, North Carolina. A post office was established around 1890. ^[1]

There is a post office, elementary school, cafe, Jarvisburg Church of Christ, and Sanctuary Vineyard winery.

A two room schoolhouse for "colored" students in the district was enlarged and remodeled in 1911, adding a second-story and central bell tower, ^[2] the Jarvisburg Colored School is now a museum and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Corinth Baptist Church is also located in the area. ^[3]

A 1929 building, once a working cotton gin, ^[4] was destroyed by fire in 2019. At that time the building contained a well-known gift shop called "The Cotton Gin". ^{[5] [6]}

In 2022 a resident of Jarvisburg won $2 million on a scratch-off game administered by the North Carolina Education Lottery. ^[7]

Notes

1. Malvasi 2010, p. 50.
2. Butchko 1998, pp. 9, 15.
3. Hampton, Jeff (February 29, 2020). "A 1995 book chronicled white graves in Currituck County. Now, a group is doing the same for African American cemeteries" The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved April 9, 2025.
4. Blair, Renouf & Renouf 2000, p. 131.
5. Tabb 2020.
6. Pearman 2019.
7. Jarvisburg resident becomes 2 Million Dollar Man. The Outer Banks Voice. February 23, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2025.

References

• Malvasi, Meg (2010). "Historic and Architectural Resources of Currituck County, 1790-1958" (PDF). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.
• Butchko, Thomas R. (May 8, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places, Registration Form (Grandy School)" (PDF). North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office.
• Blair, Howard; Renouf, Norman; Renouf, Kathy (2000). Adventure Guide to the Georgia & Carolina Coasts.
• Tabb, Kip (June 17, 2020). "With a little help, Cotton Gin moves to rebuild". The Outer Banks Voice.
• Pearman, Madison (October 12, 2019). "Massive fire engulfs popular Outer Banks gift shop, souvenir store 'The Cotton Gin'". WAVY-TV .