Sandy Bottom
Located on NC 55 southwest of Kinston, Sandy Bottom is the home to one of Eastern North Carolina's oldest families. The Croom Family settled here in 1741, and the descendants of the three Irish brothers who left Virginia continue to return to Sandy Bottom annually for a family reunion. Since 1930 , the Croom Meeting House has been the site of the reunion. Croom Meeting House Sandy Bottom's name appears to have come from local Native Americans during the 1700s. The town was also known as Sandy Foundation; the post office that operated here from 1847 to 1882 bore that same name. It was also known as Sandy Ridge. How To Get There:
