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Roanoac

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท NORTH CAROLINA

A historical populated place in Dare County, North Carolina, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Roanoac
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
North Carolina
County
Dare County
USGS Map
Manteo
Coordinates
35.9437792, -75.7087875
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GNIS Feature ID
1018718

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

A former Indian community. The site is now submerged off the north Coast of Roanoke Island.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1018718. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map Champion Map Corporation. Reidsville, North Carolina. Charlotte, North Carolina, 1990.
  • Text Payne, Roger L. Place Names of the Outer Banks. Washington, NC, Thomas A. Williams, 1985. pp198.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.