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, Benaja had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Benaja, with the one closest to Benaja listed first.
- Browns Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Reidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenox Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Union Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ruffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Allison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Vandalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Blackwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Ellisboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stokesdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Benaja, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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