Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Baumtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Baumtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Baumtown listed first.
- Wanchese
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
- Wanchese is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <2>
- Manteo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Manteo is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <2>
- Nags Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nags Head
- Nags Head is located in Dare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nags Head <2>
- Manns Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
- Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <2>
- Colington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Stumpy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Mashoes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Buffalo City is located in Dare County
- East Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Harbinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
- Harbinger is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <2>
- Rodanthe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodanthe
- Rodanthe is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodanthe <2>
- Fort Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Jarvisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvisburg
- Jarvisburg is located in Currituck County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarvisburg <2>
- Gum Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Baumtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |