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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Acme in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acme. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acme listed first.

  • Northwest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Armour
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Armour
    • From Acme to Armour
  • Freeman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Byrdville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Byrdville
    • From Acme to Byrdville
  • Malmo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Malmo
    • From Acme to Malmo
  • Phoenix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Phoenix
    • From Acme to Phoenix
  • Colly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
  • Montague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Pender County
  • Point Caswell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
  • Navassa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Currie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Town Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Winnabow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
    • Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <4>
  • Long Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
  • Atkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Pender County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <4>
  • Wrightsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
  • Council
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Castle Hayne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
    • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <4>
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Makatoka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivanhoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivanhoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ivanhoe
    • From Acme to Ivanhoe

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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Acme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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