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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whiteville had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whiteville had a population of 5,242 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Hallsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chadbourn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Waccamaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
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- Clarkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
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- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mollie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
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- Old Dock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
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- Emerson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bladenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Council
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
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- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
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- Bug Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook is located in Bladen County
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- Fair Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Orrum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Exum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
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 Whiteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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