Stokes, NC

Stokes is a census-designated place in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The CDP is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Stokes is located 10 miles northeast of Greenville along North Carolina Highway 30. Stokes' local school is Stokes Elementary School, serving grades pre-K through 8th; North Pitt High School serves grades 9-12. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Stokes, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Stokes, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The Thomas Sheppard Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.