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 Chapel Hill had a population of 1,017 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chapel Hill had a population of 63,705 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Blackwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Hillsborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Efland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saxapahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Apex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutphin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- New Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairntosh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Mebane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawfields
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Swepsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Asbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Moncure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cozart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Bahama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Camp
(20 miles [32.2 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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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