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 Sweepstakes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sweepstakes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sweepstakes listed first.
- Riddicksville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Dort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dort is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Como
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
- South Quay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Cleopus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- Delaware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Reynoldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Handsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Isaac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Eure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarem is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Somerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Elwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Newsoms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- South Tunis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 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 Sweepstakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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