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 Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Supply
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shallotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Makatoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Exum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Ash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Winnabow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Iredell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Calabash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Pireway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Freeman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Byrdville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Bug Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Southport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Little River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Lake Waccamaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Phoenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Navassa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Dothan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Hallsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Mollie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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