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 Sunset Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sunset Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sunset Beach listed first.
- Calabash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabash
- Calabash is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calabash <2>
- Iredell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <2>
- Shallotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallotte
- Shallotte is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shallotte <2>
- Pireway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Wampee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Bug Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Exum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Supply
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supply have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Supply is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Supply <2>
- Vaught
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Makatoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Dothan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Hand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hammond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Old Dock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Nixonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)
- Mollie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Ironhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Loris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
- Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <2>
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Southport is located in Brunswick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,088 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
- Emerson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Horry County (SC)
- Privetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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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 Sunset Beach, 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. |