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 New River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New River listed first.
- Jacksonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tar Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Cyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
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- Gum Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Catherine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Hubert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
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- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
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- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
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- Sneads Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swansboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
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- Olivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
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- Cedar Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pollocksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Bogue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Sloan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
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 New River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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