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 Topsail Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Topsail Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Topsail Beach listed first.
- Hampstead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scotts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Holly Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wrightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Castle Hayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Ashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sneads Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burgaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marines
- Long Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Angola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Navassa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Cyrus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Phoenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duck Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Montague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Malmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Currie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Town Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tar Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing
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 Topsail Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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