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 Southport had a population of 1,207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Southport had a population of 4,088 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Southport, with the one closest to Southport listed first.
- Supply
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winnabow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Shallotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Navassa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Malmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Phoenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Makatoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Exum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
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 Southport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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