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 Delco in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Delco. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Delco listed first.
- Armour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Northwest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Freeman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Byrdville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Malmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Phoenix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <3>
- Colly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Point Caswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Navassa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Montague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Currie is located in Pender County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Currie <3>
- Winnabow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
- Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <3>
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Atkinson is located in Pender County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <3>
- Long Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Westbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Council
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lake Waccamaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Waccamaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waccamaw
- Lake Waccamaw is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Waccamaw <3>
- Makatoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Castle Hayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
- Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <3>
- Exum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Rosindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Delco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |