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 Olyphic in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Olyphic. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Olyphic listed first.

Pireway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
Iredell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
Bug Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
Little River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>
Calabash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
- Calabash is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <4>
Wampee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wampee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Horry County (SC)
Hand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
Mollie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mollie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
Old Dock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
Exum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
Nixonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)
Vaught
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaught have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught
- Vaught is located in Horry County (SC)
Shallotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
- Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <4>
Makatoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
Gurley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
Finklea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
Privetts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Privetts is located in Horry County (SC)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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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 Olyphic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.