NC Gazetteer

Ohanoak

Also known as: Wohanoke
A village in Bertie County
… or an Indian village visited by Ralph Lane, 1585-86, on the W bank of Chowan River in what is now NE Bertie County S of Colerain. Appears on the De Bry map, 1590. On the Comberford map, 1657, it appears as Wohanoke. Modern Tuscarora Indians say the name means "old village."