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

  • Best
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Best is located in Wayne County
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  • Elroy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • La Grange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seven Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jason is located in Greene County
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  • Fields
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fields is located in Lenoir County
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  • Goldsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dudley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Strabane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Strabane is located in Lenoir County
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  • Institute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Institute is located in Lenoir County
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  • Greenleaf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
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  • Saulston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Saulston is located in Wayne County
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  • Falling Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Falling Creek is located in Lenoir County
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  • Shine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shine is located in Greene County
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  • Outlaws Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
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  • Mount Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Albertson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Albertson is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
  • Glenfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenfield is located in Greene County
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  • Deep Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
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  • Pikeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Faro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Faro is located in Wayne County
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  • Contentnea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Contentnea is located in Greene County
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  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Kinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Walnut Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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