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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 Roanoac in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roanoac. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roanoac listed first.

  • Manteo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Colington is located in Dare County
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  • Manns Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nags Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mashoes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
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  • Wanchese
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harbinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • East Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
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  • Stumpy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
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  • Jarvisburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Landing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
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  • Poplar Branch
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodanthe
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Trap
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Trap is located in Camden County
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  • Gum Neck
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
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  • Columbia
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Roanoac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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