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 Pala Alto in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pala Alto. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pala Alto listed first.
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swansboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Pollocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Olivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Tar Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Gum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Marines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Croatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Sneads Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thurman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Cyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Wildwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- James City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Pala Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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