Official Name: | Old Trap, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Nickname: | Oldtrap, The Trap |
Coordinates: | 36.2408°N -76.0269°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1002729 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Camden |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Elevation Ft: | 7 |
Old Trap (also known as Oldtrap and The Trap) is a rural community in Camden County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on North Carolina Highway 343, at an elevation of above sea level.
Old Trap was once called "The Trap" for the saloons the community contained which locals perceived as immoral.[1]