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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Atkinson had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Atkinson had a population of 366 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.

  • Point Caswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
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  • Currie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
  • Ivanhoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
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  • Montague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montague is located in Pender County
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  • Kelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
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  • Long Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
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  • Kerr
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr is located in Sampson County
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  • Armour
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
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  • Westbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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  • Northwest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Burgaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Freeman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
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  • Ashton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
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  • Tomahawk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
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  • Byrdville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
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  • Safe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Safe is located in Duplin County
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  • Phoenix
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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  • Clear Run
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
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  • Rocky Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wallace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Council
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Council is located in Bladen County
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  • Malmo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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  • Teachey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Bolton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Navassa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Castle Hayne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 Atkinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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