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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
- Swepsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Haw River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <2>
- Hawfields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Mebane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <2>
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- McCray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Elon College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <2>
- Saxapahaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxapahaw
- Saxapahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxapahaw <2>
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <2>
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Teer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Kimesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Efland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Efland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efland
- Efland is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Efland <2>
- Altamahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Snow Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
- Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <2>
- Sutphin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Stony Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Hillsborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <2>
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - McLeansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
- McLeansville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <2>
- Prospect Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |