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 Newlight in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Newlight. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Newlight listed first.
- Tar Heel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Tolarsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarsville
- Howellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Saint Pauls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Saddletree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Allenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Grays Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
- Richardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Roslin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Lumberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bladenboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abbottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Hope Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stedman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vander
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Hayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayne is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
- Autryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lumber Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Lowe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Parkersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Newlight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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