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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bahama had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bahama, with the one closest to Bahama listed first.

  • Fairntosh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
    • Fairntosh is located in Durham County
  • Red Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
    • Red Mountain is located in Durham County
  • Rougemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
    • Rougemont is located in Durham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <3>
  • Knap of Reeds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knap of Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
    • Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
  • Moriah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cozart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
    • Cozart is located in Granville County
  • Mount Tirzah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Timberlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ai
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
    • Ai is located in Person County
  • Creedmoor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Durham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurdle Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
    • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <3>
  • Surl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
    • Surl is located in Person County
  • Hillsborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Energy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Granville County
  • Berea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Granville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Berea
    • From Bahama to Berea
  • Tar River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laws
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Laws is located in Orange County
  • Allensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Roseville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushy Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushy Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
    • Bushy Fork is located in Person County

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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 Bahama, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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