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 in 1895, Allison had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Allison, with the one closest to Allison listed first.
- Blackwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
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- Locust Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Cherry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Yanceyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Purley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
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- Lenox Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
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- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Vandola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Hamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Blanch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reidsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bachelors Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Hightowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Estelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Union Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Altamahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Wentworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
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 Allison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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