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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 The Borough in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Borough. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Borough listed first.

  • Montague
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Montague is located in Pender County
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  • Currie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Point Caswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
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  • Long Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
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  • Atkinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Northwest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Colly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
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  • Phoenix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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  • Armour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
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  • Malmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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  • Navassa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
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  • Castle Hayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
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  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
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  • Byrdville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
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  • Burgaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrightsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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  • Ivanhoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
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  • Bolton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
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  • Kerr
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr is located in Sampson County
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  • Westbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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  • Winnabow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 The Borough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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