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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wanchese had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wanchese, with the one closest to Wanchese listed first.
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nags Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manns Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stumpy Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Colington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colington is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
- Mashoes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mashoes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
- Buffalo City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Rodanthe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harbinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jarvisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
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 Wanchese, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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