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, Oriental had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Oriental had a population of 860 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oriental, with the one closest to Oriental listed first.
- Kershaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
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- Pamlico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pamlico is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pamlico
- Janeiro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Merrimon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
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- Arapahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bachelor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bachelor is located in Craven County
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- Bayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maribel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Vandemere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Mesic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Grantsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
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- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Reelsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
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- Hobucken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
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- Croatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
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- Olympia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia is located in Pamlico County
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- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
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- Idalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
- Thurman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- James City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
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 Oriental, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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