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 Davistown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Davistown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Old Sparta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Saint Lewis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Hartsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Tarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Penelo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Conetoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Bridgersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Falkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hollands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Leggett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Coakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Elm City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Fieldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Parmele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Battleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Pitt County
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- Hobgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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