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, Olivers had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Olivers, with the one closest to Olivers listed first.
- Pollocksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Bellair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellair is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Gum Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- James City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- New Bern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Croatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Tar Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Hubert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Catherine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Ernul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
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 Olivers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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