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 Blades in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blades. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blades listed first.
- Bachelor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Janeiro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Arapahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Morehead City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oriental
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kershaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Croatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Beaufort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Straits
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Straits is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits
- Pamlico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Bayboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thurman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grantsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Marshallberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallberg is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallberg
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reelsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
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 Blades, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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