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 Cowans Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cowans Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cowans Ferry listed first.
- Linwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trading Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Jubilee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jubilee is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Sapona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Hill is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Jerusalem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Granite Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton was located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jimes was located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Ephesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Faith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reedy Creek is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Woodleaf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Cornatzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield was located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Pool ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pool was located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Cid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cid is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is also located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Cowans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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