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 Morehead City had a population of 1,064 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Morehead City had a population of 9,669 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Morehead City, with the one closest to Morehead City listed first.
- Beaufort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Straits
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bachelor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Davis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Bogue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Janeiro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Cedar Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arapahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oriental
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Croatan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Kershaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Swansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pamlico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thurman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Stonewall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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 Morehead City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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