Place:Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, United States

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NameAhoskie
Alt namesAhoskeysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37000190
Ahoskysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37000190
Ahosky Ridgesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37000190
Ahostskeysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37000190
Ahostskysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS37000190
TypeTown
Coordinates36.286°N 76.986°W
Located inHertford, North Carolina, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ahoskie is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,039 at the 2010 census. Ahoskie is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Its nickname is "The Only One" because no other town in the world is known by the same name. The etymology of the word Ahoskie, which was originally spelled "Ahotsky," was from the Wyanoke Indians, who entered the Hertford County area at the beginning of European settlement.

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