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 Nelms in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelms. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelms listed first.
- Oriental
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kershaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Pamlico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Janeiro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Maribel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Arapahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merrimon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Bayboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
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- Alliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vandemere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Bachelor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
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- Mesic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Grantsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Reelsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Croatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
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- Hobucken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
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- Riverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Idalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Olympia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Thurman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- James City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
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 Nelms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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