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 Sound Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sound Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sound Shores listed first.
- Ocracoke
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
- Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <3>
- Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portsmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
- Hatteras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatteras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatteras
- Hatteras is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatteras <3>
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Lake Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- 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
- Atlantic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Atlantic is located in Carteret County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic <3>
- Buxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Buxton is located in Dare County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <3>
- Engelhard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- 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>
- Swan Quarter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Quarter
- Swan Quarter is located in Hyde County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan Quarter <3>
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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 Sound Shores, 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |