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Welcome to Mashoes ...

Mashoes is located in Dare County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mashoes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Mashoes is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Mashoes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mashoes: 252

Communities near Mashoes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mashoes.

  • Kill Devil Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Southern Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Nags Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Manteo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fort Raleigh City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Manns Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mashoes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mashoes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mashoes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mashoes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mashoes. See our Newspapers Page for Mashoes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mashoes ...

Looking for more information about Mashoes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mashoes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mashoes.

Adding Mashoes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mashoes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mashoes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mashoes post office opened in 1891. The Mashoes post office closed in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mashoes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mashoes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/