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 Rocky Point had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rocky Point, with the one closest to Rocky Point listed first.
- Ashton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Castle Hayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Burgaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Scotts Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Montague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Hampstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Point Caswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Malmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Armour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Winnabow
(22 miles [35.4 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 Rocky Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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