Do you know of Wake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wake.<1>

Our sources for Wake (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Wake other than they indicate that Wake would be found somewhere in Wake County, North Carolina.

Communities Also Named Wake ...

We found three communities that share the name Wake.

Within North Carolina, the name Wake is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Baxter County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Wake [Baxter County].
  • Texas
    • Crosby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Wake [Crosby County].
  • Virginia
    • Middlesex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Wake [Middlesex County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wake:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wake - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Wake County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wake County.