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 Bel-Air Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bel-Air Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bel-Air Forest listed first.
- Wilson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Stantonsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elm City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Saint Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speights Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Faro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Fieldsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Kenly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stanhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Connor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Pinkney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Contentnea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Castoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Rocky Mount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bagley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Saulston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Shine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Marlboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Penelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
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 Bel-Air Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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