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Welcome to Banks ...Banks is located in Wake County<1>. The location of Banks has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Banks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. Banks is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Banks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Banks: (919) & (984)<4> Communities Also Named Banks ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Banks - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Banks. Communities near Banks ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Banks.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Banks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Banks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks. See our Newspapers Page for Banks. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banks ...Looking for more information about Banks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Banks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banks. Adding Banks to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Banks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Banks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Banks in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Banks. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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