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, Phoenix had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Phoenix, with the one closest to Phoenix listed first.
- Malmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Northwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Castle Hayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Winnabow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Currie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Point Caswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Byrdville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Colly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burgaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Phoenix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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