Pronounced : /məʊ/ / jɒk/ (Mow-yock)
Moyock is a populated place located in Currituck County, NC at N36.52460° W76.17827° (NAD83) and at an elevation of 6 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Moyock, NC.
A community in NW Currituck County. Located in Moyock Township. The name appears in local records as early as 1753.
Rev. Thomas Coke in 1785 recorded that he visited and preached at “Mowyock.”
Formerly known as “Shingle Landing“.
Anglicization of the Algonquin word meaning “Place of Oak Tree by Trail”.
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