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 Walkers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walkers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walkers listed first.
- Burgaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Maple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Castle Hayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Currie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Wrightsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Holly Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Point Caswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Safe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
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- Cyrus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
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- Phoenix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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- Navassa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Chinquapin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Wilmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Ivanhoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
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 Walkers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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