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

  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Arcadia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Davidson County
  • Pfafftown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alspaugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alspaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
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  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Vienna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vienna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Vienna is located in Forsyth County
  • Bethania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Bethania is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Advance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Davie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <4>
  • Reedy Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reedy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
  • Arnold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Davidson County
  • Welcome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Davidson County
  • Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedges Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Farmington is located in Davie County
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fulton is located in Davie County
  • Kernersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
    • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
  • Walkertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
  • Cornatzer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornatzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cornatzer is located in Davie County
  • Tobaccoville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tobaccoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tobaccoville <4>
  • Rural Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Donnaha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
  • Dennis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Dennis is located in Forsyth County
  • Wyo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
    • Wyo is located in Yadkin County

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 Atwood Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
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