NC Gazetteer

Tramaskecooc

A village in Hyde County
Indian village, appears on the White map, 1585, at or near the present location of Cherry Ridge Landing, which see, S Tyrrell or N Hyde County near the head of Alligator River. The tribal affiliation of the Indians is uncertain, although the Secotan Indians were active in the area. The name of the village is said to have meant either "beavers" or "people of the white-cedar swamps."