Spot, North Carolina

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Spot is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina. [1]

History

A post office called Spot was established in 1928. [2] The community was so named on account of spot fish in waters near the town site. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spot, North Carolina
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 125.

Coordinates: 36°07′06″N75°49′09″W / 36.11833°N 75.81917°W / 36.11833; -75.81917

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