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

  • Currie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Atkinson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Point Caswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
  • Montague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Montague is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Long Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Creek is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Burgaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ashton is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Colly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Colly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
  • Ivanhoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Rocky Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Safe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Safe is located in Duplin County
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  • Kerr
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerr is located in Sampson County
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  • Kelly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
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  • Castle Hayne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Armour
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
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  • Northwest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Phoenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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  • Teachey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Teachey is located in Duplin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Malmo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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  • Navassa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Navassa is located in Brunswick County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
  • Tomahawk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
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  • Freeman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeman is located in Columbus County
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  • Wrightsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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  • Clear Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run

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 Wards Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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