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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
  • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <4>
• Kitty Hawk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
  • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <4>
• Southern Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
  • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <4>
• Nags Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Manteo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
• Duck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <4>
• Fort Raleigh City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
  • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
• Manns Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
  • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>
• Point Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
  • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <4>
• Buffalo City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Buffalo City is located in Dare County

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 for Mashoes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mashoes post office opened in 1891.

We also found Mashoes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mashoes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mashoes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/