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 Westwood Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westwood Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westwood Heights listed first.
- Wrightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
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- Kirkland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
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- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Wrightsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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- Castle Hayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Navassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Rocky Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
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- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Pender County
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- Malmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malmo is located in Brunswick County
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- Town Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
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- Long Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
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- Winnabow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montague
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montague is located in Pender County
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- Northwest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Brunswick County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Burgaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Caswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Caswell
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Armour is located in Columbus County
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- Freeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Westwood Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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