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 Rays Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rays Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rays Beach listed first.
- Tunis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
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- South Tunis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
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- Eure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Gatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
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- Sarem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
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- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Hertford County
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- Ahoskie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willeyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
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- Reynoldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
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- Dort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dort is located in Gates County
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- Powellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Mintonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
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- Riddicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County
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- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
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- Colerain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Chowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
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- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
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- Rosemead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
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- Ryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
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- Gliden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
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- Hobbsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
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- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Rays Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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