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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Buffalo City had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo City, with the one closest to Buffalo City listed first.
- East Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Lake is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Manns Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mashoes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mashoes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
- Fort Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stumpy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Gum Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
- Wanchese
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colington is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
- Nags Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harbinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Engelhard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Jarvisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Trap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Weeksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Buffalo City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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