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 West Onslow Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Onslow Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Onslow Beach listed first.
- Holly Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sneads Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marines is located in Onslow County
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- Duck Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Creek is located in Onslow County
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- Scotts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
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- Maple Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
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- Cyrus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cyrus is located in Onslow County
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- Angola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Angola is located in Onslow County
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- Rocky Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
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- Ashton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
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- Castle Hayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
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- Hubert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burgaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Catherine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
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- Wrightsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swansboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Cedar Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
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- Sloan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
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 West Onslow Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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