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 Burton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burton listed first.
- Fairntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Cozart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Knap of Reeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Bahama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Mount Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- New Light
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Grissom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Stem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Red Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Rougemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Morrisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Pocomoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Moriah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Tar River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Hillsborough
(15 miles [24.1 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 Burton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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