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 Murphytown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murphytown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murphytown listed first.
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
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- Kerr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
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- Clear Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
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- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
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- Garland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ingold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
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- Parkersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
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- Taylors Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
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- Westbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
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- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
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- Waycross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
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- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
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- Safe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
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- Rosindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
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- Council
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Council is located in Bladen County
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- Point Caswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
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- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
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- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
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- Currie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Clarkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 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 Murphytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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