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 Lake Worth in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Worth. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Worth listed first.
- Stumpy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Wanchese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanchese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanchese
- Wanchese is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanchese <3>
- Buffalo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Buffalo City is located in Dare County
- Manns Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
- Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <3>
- Manteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Engelhard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
- Engelhard is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <3>
- East Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Mashoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Rodanthe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Nags Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- 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 <3>
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Hyde County
- Gum Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Colington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Lake Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Fort Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
- Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
- Harbinger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
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 Lake Worth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |