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 Wilmington had a population of 20,056 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilmington had a population of 124,794 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilmington, with the one closest to Wilmington listed first.
- Wrightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville is located in New Hanover County
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- Wrightsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsboro is located in New Hanover County
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- Kirkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in New Hanover County
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- Navassa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Navassa is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navassa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
- Scotts Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Hill is located in Pender County
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- Castle Hayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phoenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Brunswick County
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- Winnabow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Pender County
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- Northwest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montague
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Montague is located in Pender County
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- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Currie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burgaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Point Caswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Point Caswell is located in Pender County
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- Freeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Columbus County
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- Supply
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byrdville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colly
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 Wilmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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