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, Blackwood had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blackwood, with the one closest to Blackwood listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Efland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Brassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mebane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawfields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairntosh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Bynum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sutphin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Bahama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swepsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cozart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Rougemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haw River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laws
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Prospect Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Red Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Pittsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knap of Reeds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Hurdle Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 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 Blackwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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