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, Asbury had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Asbury, with the one closest to Asbury listed first.
- Method
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Method is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Cary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Six Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Forks is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
- Garner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banks is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Milburnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milburnie is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Neuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- New Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falls is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Shotwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shotwell is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rolesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wake Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Light
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Light is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Merry Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eagle Rock is also located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
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 Asbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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