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 Bolivia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bolivia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bolivia listed first.
- Winnabow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Supply
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Shallotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Makatoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Northwest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Phoenix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Exum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Byrdville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Wrightsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Armour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Wrightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Bolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Hayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Montague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
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- Long Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Old Dock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Iredell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Calabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Point Caswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Scotts Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Currie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Waccamaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bolivia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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