Tick Bite, North Carolina

Tick Bite is an unincorporated community on the Contentnea Creek near Grifton in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States.

Contentnea Creek, which runs parallel to much of the town, before emptying into the Neuse River, surged to levels that had not been seen (as estimated by county and state officials) in 500 years.

Eagle Swamp, a tributary of Contentnea Creek, joins here.

Tick Bite has a rich history as part of the homelands of the Tuscarora Indians and the location of Cowards Bridge, a major bridge on the road from Kinston to New Bern.

This article about a location in Lenoir County, North Carolina is a stub.

N.C. National Guard members help a woman near Tick Bite who was rescued by members from flood waters caused by Hurricane Floyd.