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 Grist in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grist. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grist listed first.
- Chadbourn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cerro Gordo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whiteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fair Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Ironhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Orrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hallsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Finklea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Loris
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Dock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Allenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Waccamaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Dothan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Bug Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Grist, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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