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 Cowans Ford had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cowans Ford, with the one closest to Cowans Ford listed first.
- Lowesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
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- Lucia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
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- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- River View ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mountain Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
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- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Machpelah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
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- Martindale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mount Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Davidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Croft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mayhew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
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- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Paw Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Mount Mourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
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- Iron Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
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- Derita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
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- Doolie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
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- Hardins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
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- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
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- Tulin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
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- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
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- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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