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 Aurora had a population of 251 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Aurora had a population of 511 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Aurora, with the one closest to Aurora listed first.
- Idalia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- South Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
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- Maribel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Vandemere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blounts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Grantsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bayboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ransomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hobucken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Reelsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Olympia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Yeatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ernul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Kershaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Pamlico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Makleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Makleyville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
- New Bern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arapahoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oriental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunyan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
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 Aurora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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