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 North Topsail Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Topsail Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Topsail Beach listed first.
- Sneads Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
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- Duck Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Cyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Angola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Tar Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
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- Hubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Swansboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Cedar Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Gum Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burgaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Hayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Richlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
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 North Topsail Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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