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Welcome to Old Trap ...

Old Trap is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Trap, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Old Trap is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Old Trap: 252

Communities Also Named Old Trap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Old Trap - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Trap.

Communities near Old Trap ...

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

  • Elizabeth City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Southern Shores
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Elizabeth City Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
  • Bertha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bertha is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Poplar Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Weeksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Aydlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aydlett is located in Currituck County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
  • Coinjock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Old Trap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Trap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Trap. 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 Old Trap.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Trap ...

Looking for more information about Old Trap? 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 Old Trap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Trap.

Adding Old Trap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Trap 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 Old Trap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Old Trap post office opened in 1882. The Old Trap post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Trap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Trap - 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/