For more information on Pamlico County visit the L arge Cities do not exist in Pamlico County. Bayboro, County Seat Pelican Players Community Theater Pamlico County has become a very popular destination for tourists, hunters, fishermen, sailors, new settlers, and retirement couples. It features some of the best people and schools as well as places to shop for art and antiques, hunting, fishing tournaments, regattas, festivals and many other activities. From New Bern it is a straight shot on NC HWY 55 to Pamlico County. Pamlico County has a rich history.
Indian artifacts testify to the county's early inhabitants.
Land records date grants from the King of England to colonial farmers and many residents can trace their family's genealogy to these times. Add the spice of pirate lore , including the famous Edward Teach or Blackbeard as he was known, and you start to get the flavor of this special place. Pamlico County was formed from part of Craven County in 1872, and from parts of Beaufort County in 1874 and 1875. The first permanent European settlers arrived in the early 1700's. The area was inhabited by the Pampticoe Indians, part of the Algonquin Indian Nation, from whom Pamlico got its name.