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 Exeter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Exeter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Exeter listed first.
- Burgaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Long Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Castle Hayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Holly Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sloan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Scotts Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
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- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Currie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
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- Cyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Chinquapin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Teachey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Wrightsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Safe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
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- Point Caswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Atkinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Catherine Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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 Exeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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