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

  • Randleman
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Worthville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Worthville is located in Randolph County
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  • Millboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Millboro is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Sophia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Level Cross
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Level Cross is located in Randolph County
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  • Central Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
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  • New Market
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Market is located in Randolph County
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  • Grays Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
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  • Cedar Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
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  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenola is located in Randolph County
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  • Franklinville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Julian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
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  • Progress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Progress is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Ramseur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Archdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vandalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vandalia is located in Guilford County
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  • Trinity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ulah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ulah is located in Randolph County
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  • Staley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
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  • High Point
    (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 Dayspring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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