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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, Oliver had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver, with the one closest to Oliver listed first.
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Bagley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Wilson's Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Four Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Kenly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Spilona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Archer Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenleaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newton Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lucama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
- Dobbersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- Connor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
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 Oliver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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