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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 Duck in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Duck. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Duck listed first.

  • Harbinger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jarvisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Colington is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
  • Mashoes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
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  • Coinjock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Trap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
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  • Nags Head
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh is located in Camden County
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  • Manns Harbor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Manteo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Indiantown
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indiantown is located in Camden County
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  • Weeksville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Fort Landing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
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  • East Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
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  • Currituck
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanchese
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Knotts Island
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawboro
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory is located in Currituck County
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  • Belcross
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Belcross is located in Camden County
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  • Buffalo City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
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  • Tulls
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulls is located in Currituck County
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  • Snowden
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Snowden is located in Currituck County
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  • Elizabeth City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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 Duck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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