Comfort is an unincorporated community in Jones County, in eastern North Carolina, United States.
According to Christina MoonâÂÂs The Architectural History of Jones County, North Carolina, four early settlements developed in Jones County, North Carolina: Pollocksville, Trenton, Comfort, and Maysville. All but Comfort have incorporated.
âÂÂA third settlement, which may have been little more than a crossroads, was established in the eastern part of the county near present-day Comfort. Local still remember âÂÂOld Comfort,â the original community that developed around the Shine plantations. Several local stories offer explanations for the name Comfort; one account is linked to George WashingtonâÂÂs 1791 tour of the South. After spending the night at the Shine Inn, Washington was asked how he had slept. When he relied, âÂÂI slept in comfort,â the name became permanently linked to the community. Despite its small size. Comfort had a post office as early as 1826 and was recognized as a landmark in civil War officersâ reports."