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 Brightwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brightwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brightwood listed first.
- Greensboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Guilford College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Scalesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Benaja
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deep River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elon College
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Reidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stokesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freeman Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Climax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Julian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lenox Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
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 Brightwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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