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)
- Council is located in Bladen County
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- Rosindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
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- Whiteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
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- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
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- Byrdville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Exum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Armour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Makatoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
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- Chadbourn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarendon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northwest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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. |
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