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 Philadelphia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Philadelphia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
- Old Trap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Trap is located in Camden County
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- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
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- Indiantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
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- Weeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
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- Coinjock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belcross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
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- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
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- Shawboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jarvisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nixonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
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- Currituck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
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- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
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- Harbinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tulls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
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- Pasquotank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
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- Okisko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
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- Knotts Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chapanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
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- Moyock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
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- Fort Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
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- Lilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Camden County
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- Vine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vine is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
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 Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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