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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Northwest had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Northwest had a population of 806 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Northwest, with the one closest to Northwest listed first.
- Malmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Armour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Navassa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Byrdville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Town Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Currie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Winnabow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Wrightsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Hayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Council
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Makatoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Lake Waccamaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Northwest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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