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 Portsmouth had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Portsmouth, with the one closest to Portsmouth listed first.
- Ocracoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roe is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Atlantic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatteras
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Quarter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Portsmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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