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 Merritt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merritt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Kershaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pamlico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maribel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Bayboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vandemere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Janeiro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Arapahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mesic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merrimon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Reelsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hobucken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Bachelor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olympia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Croatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
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 Merritt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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