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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 Carpenter in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carpenter. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carpenter listed first.
- Morrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Apex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Asbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Brassfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- New Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Method
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Six Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Merry Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Bynum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Garner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Moncure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Neuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Milburnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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