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 Oak Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Island listed first.
- Southport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Supply
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shallotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winnabow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Makatoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Malmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Exum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Navassa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Calabash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phoenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Iredell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Wrightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Northwest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Little River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Wrightsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Byrdville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
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 Oak Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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