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 Beaufort had a population of 2,007 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Beaufort had a population of 4,491 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Beaufort, with the one closest to Beaufort listed first.
- Morehead City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Straits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshallberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bachelor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Janeiro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Atlantic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oriental
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Kershaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Arapahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Cedar Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pamlico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Swansboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stonewall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Thurman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
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 Beaufort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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