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 Silverdale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silverdale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silverdale listed first.
- Stella
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hubert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swansboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Duck Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Pollocksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olivers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olivers is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Tar Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Croatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Croatan is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croatan
- Sneads Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Gum Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Cherry Point ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Point is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Cherry Point has also been known as:
- Cherry Point Landing
- Cherrypoint Landing
- Cherrypoint
- Hollywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Carteret County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Thurman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Catherine Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
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 Silverdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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