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 Watha in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watha. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watha listed first.
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teachey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sloan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Currie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Montague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montague is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Chinquapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Point Caswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Ivanhoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Waycross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waycross is located in Sampson County
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- Kerr
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Angola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Lyman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Hallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Clear Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clear Run is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Run
- Colly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
- Castle Hayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylors Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Bridge
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 Watha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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