Funeral Homes near Ocracoke

Facts about the city

Ocracoke /ˈoʊkrəkoʊk/ is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, located entirely within Hyde County, North Carolina. The population was 948 as of the 2010 Census. As of 2014, Ocracoke's population was 591. It is the location of the pirate Blackbeard's death.

Ocracoke Obituaries

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on May 23rd, 2018 that Elizabeth Longley Hanrahan passed away in Ocracoke, North Carolina.  Hanrahan was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Elizabeth Longley's life.

History

However, remote Ocracoke Island was not permanently settled until 1750, being a pirate haven at times before then. Fort Ocracoke, a Confederate States of America fortification constructed at the beginning of the American Civil War, was situated on Beacon Island in Ocracoke Inlet, two miles to the west-southwest of Ocracoke village. A small village on Hatteras Island is said to have had forty fighting men. By the late 19th century, the shipping business was gone, and the United States Lifesaving Service became a major source of steady income for local men. He was killed in November 1718 in battle in Teach's Hole, a channel slightly west of the present location of Ocracoke village.

The official website for the city of Ocracoke is http://www.ocracokevillage.com/.