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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 Islay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Islay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Islay listed first.

  • Bennettsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Newtonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
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  • Blenheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cash is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Society Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Drake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Drake is located in Marlboro County
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  • Parnassus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
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  • Clio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
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  • McColl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cheraw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <2>
  • Osborne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osborne is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
  • Mont Clare
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
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  • Greenplains ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
  • Brownsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
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  • Dovesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
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  • Hamlet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <2>
  • McFarlan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Floyd
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Floyd is located in Darlington County
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  • Little Rock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cairo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
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  • Rockingham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Maxton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <2>
  • Morven
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Alfordsville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
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  • Dillon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Alma
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Roberdell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roberdell is located in Richmond County (NC)
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  • Bay Springs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
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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 Islay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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