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 Petersburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Petersburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Petersburg listed first.
- Richlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Catherine Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Tar Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Lyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cyrus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Angola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Olivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Resaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Chinquapin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deep Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Hallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Pollocksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sarecta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Sloan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Albertson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Cove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
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 Petersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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