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 Bells in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bells. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bells listed first.
- New Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Bynum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Apex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moncure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
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- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
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- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
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- Brassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
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- Blackwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Method
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
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- Teer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Gulf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
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- Raleigh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silk Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
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- Goldston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Six Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Sutphin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
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 Bells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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