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 California in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of California. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to California listed first.
- Manteo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Manns Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wanchese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nags Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mashoes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mashoes is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
- Colington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colington is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colington
- Buffalo City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Stumpy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
- Harbinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Lake is located in Dare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
- Fort Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
- Jarvisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rodanthe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
- Poplar Branch
(28 miles [45.1 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 California, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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