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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alma had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alma, with the one closest to Alma listed first.
- Maxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Floral College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Wakulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Pates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Buie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McColl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Saddletree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lumber Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gaddysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Saint Pauls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dillon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Alma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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