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 Carolina Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carolina Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carolina Beach listed first.
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Winnabow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Navassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Kirkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Malmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Scotts Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Castle Hayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Supply
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Rocky Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shallotte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Long Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Montague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Armour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Makatoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
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 Carolina Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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