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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 Smith Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smith Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smith Creek listed first.

  • Wilmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wrightsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
  • Wrightsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
  • Kirkland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
  • Castle Hayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hayne
    • Castle Hayne is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Hayne <2>
  • Scotts Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
    • Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
  • Navassa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navassa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Hampstead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Phoenix
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phoenix. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
  • Malmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
  • Town Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
  • Long Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
  • Ashton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
  • Winnabow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnabow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnabow
    • Winnabow is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnabow <2>
  • Montague
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Pender County
  • Northwest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Currie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Burgaw
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgaw
    • Burgaw is located in Pender County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgaw <2>
  • Point Caswell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
  • Holly Ridge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
    • Holly Ridge is located in Onslow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Ridge <2>
  • Armour
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
  • Freeman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
  • Southport
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Atkinson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Pender County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atkinson <2>
  • Byrdville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Byrdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County

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 Smith Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.