Otway, North Carolina

Otway in an unincorporated community located in the Straits Township in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Down East region of North Carolina. The community is located near Gillikin Road just west of the intersection of US 70 and Harkers Island Road.

The town is named for War of 1812 privateer and later North Carolina state senator Otway Burns.^[1] It has 413 residents.

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↑ "Otway, NC Introduction - Origin of Name". Retrieved 2013-04-15.

Municipalities and communities of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States

County seat: Beaufort

Towns	Atlantic Beach Beaufort Bogue Cape Carteret Cedar Point Emerald Isle Indian Beach Morehead City Newport Peletier Pine Knoll Shores

CDPs	Atlantic Broad Creek Davis Gloucester Harkers Island Marshallberg

Other unincorporated communities	Cedar Island Gales Creek Merrimon Otway Salter Path Sea Level Stella Wildwood

Ghost towns	Diamond City Portsmouth

Coordinates: 34°46′33″N 76°33′29″W / 34.77583°N 76.55806°W / 34.77583; -76.55806

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Otway, North Carolina

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