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 Wananish in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wananish. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wananish listed first.
- Lake Waccamaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Council
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Emerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Byrdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
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- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Westbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Whiteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Exum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Armour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Kelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
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- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Makatoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
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- Colly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
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- Ash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
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- Mollie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
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- Bug Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
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- Abbottsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Chadbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Ironhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
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 Wananish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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