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 Rowan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rowan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rowan listed first.
- Colly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Kelly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
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- Atkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Point Caswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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- Kerr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
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- Currie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Armour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Council
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Council is located in Bladen County
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- Montague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montague is located in Pender County
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- Byrdville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Freeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Tomahawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
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- Rosindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
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- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Long Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
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- Clear Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
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- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
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- Lake Waccamaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Malmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burgaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Safe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Elizabethtown
(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 Rowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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