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 College Downs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of College Downs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to College Downs listed first.

• Newell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Newell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Monteith ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Monteith was located in Mecklenburg County
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• Derita
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Derita is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Harrisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
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• Croft
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Croft is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Charlotte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlotte is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
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• Eastfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eastfield is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Kingwood ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kingwood was located in Mecklenburg County
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• Burdett ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burdett was located in Mecklenburg County
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• Pioneer Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
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• Mint Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mint Hill is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
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• Springsville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Springsville was located in Cabarrus County
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• Concord
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
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• Mill Hill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mill Hill was located in Cabarrus County
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• Tulin ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Tulin was located in Cabarrus County
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• Huntersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntersville is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
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• Paw Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Paw Creek is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Sardis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sardis is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Matthews
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Matthews is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
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• Hoods ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoods was located in Mecklenburg County
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• Hopewell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Caldwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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• Martindale ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Martindale was located in Mecklenburg County
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• Furrs ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Furrs was located in Cabarrus County
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• Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coddle Creek was located in Cabarrus County
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• Arlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arlington is also located in Mecklenburg County
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