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, Colington had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colington, with the one closest to Colington listed first.
- Mashoes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashoes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
- Nags Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manns Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harbinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wanchese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lake is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Buffalo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo City is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Jarvisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Stumpy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Poplar Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Trap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Coinjock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Weeksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
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 Colington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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