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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dexter had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.

  • Huntsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntsboro is located in Granville County
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  • Dabney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dabney is located in Vance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
  • Lewis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lewis is located in Granville County
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  • Stovall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stovall is located in Granville County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford is located in Granville County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
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  • Bullock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Watkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Watkins is located in Vance County
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  • Henderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Townsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greystone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Greystone is located in Vance County
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  • Brookston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brookston is located in Vance County
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  • Satterwhite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Satterwhite is located in Granville County
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  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clay is located in Granville County
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  • Middleburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gillburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillburg is located in Vance County
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  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Hill is located in Granville County
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  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence is located in Granville County
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  • Kittrell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Soudan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
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  • Woodworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodworth is located in Vance County
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  • Berea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Berea is located in Granville County
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  • Bobbitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
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  • Manson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tar River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tar River is located in Granville County
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  • Epsom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Epsom is located in Franklin County
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  • Averett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
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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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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