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 Avalon Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avalon Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avalon Valley listed first.
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swepsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Haw River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mebane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- McCray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Elon College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Kimesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Efland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Snow Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sutphin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Stony Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Hillsborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- McLeansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
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 Avalon Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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