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 Bear Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bear Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bear Creek listed first.
- Swansboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hubert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Marines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Sneads Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Gum Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Cyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Pollocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Croatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Catherine Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morehead City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
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 Bear Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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