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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lake Waccamaw had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Waccamaw had a population of 1,392 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Waccamaw, with the one closest to Lake Waccamaw listed first.

  • Hallsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Council
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Council is located in Bladen County
  • Rosindale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Emerson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Bladen County
  • Whiteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Old Dock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
  • Elkton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Bladen County
  • Byrdville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Bladen County
  • Freeman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Exum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Exum
    • From Lake Waccamaw to Exum
  • Armour
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Armour
    • From Lake Waccamaw to Armour
  • Kelly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Clarkton is located in Bladen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <2>
  • Makatoka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mollie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
    • Mollie is located in Columbus County
  • Ash
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Colly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
  • Chadbourn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bug Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bug Hill
    • From Lake Waccamaw to Bug Hill
  • Abbottsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ironhill
    • From Lake Waccamaw to Ironhill
  • Clarendon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Northwest
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)

The official website for Lake Waccamaw: www.lakewaccamaw.com/

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 Lake Waccamaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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