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 Otway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Otway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Otway listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Straits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshallberg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaufort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morehead City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrimon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merrimon is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimon
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Atlantic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oriental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janeiro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Janeiro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janeiro
- Roe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roe is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kershaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kershaw is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
- Arapahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Croatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Bogue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Stonewall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maribel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maribel is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Bayboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Otway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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