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 Old Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Navassa
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Wrightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Malmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Southport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Castle Hayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scotts Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Northwest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Supply
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Hampstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Armour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Freeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Currie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Byrdville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Point Caswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Makatoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
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 Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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