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

  • Supply
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winnabow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Town Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
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  • Shallotte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Makatoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
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  • Malmo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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  • Navassa
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Exum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
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  • Wilmington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenix
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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  • Northwest
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Freeman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Ash
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Byrdville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
  • Wrightsboro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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  • Armour
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
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  • Wrightsville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
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  • Iredell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Iredell is located in Brunswick County
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  • Calabash
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Bolton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Dock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Dock is located in Columbus County
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  • Little River
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Kirkland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Castle Hayne
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bug Hill
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
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  • Pireway
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
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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 Suburb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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