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 Fort Landing had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Landing, with the one closest to Fort Landing listed first.
- East Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Lake is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mashoes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mashoes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
- Gum Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
- Manns Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harbinger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weeksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colington is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
- Old Trap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trap
- Jarvisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nixonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scuppernong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scuppernong is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuppernong
- Manteo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stumpy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Wanchese
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nags Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indiantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Pasquotank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
- Skinnersville
(26 miles [41.8 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 Fort Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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