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 Ashland had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Lenox Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Cherry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Reidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benaja
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Yanceyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Mayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Browns Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Purley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
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- Wentworth
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Gibsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hightowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Hamer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Gatewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Elon College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corbett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Buford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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