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

  • Teer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Teer is located in Orange County
  • Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oaks
    • From Dodsons Crossroads to Oaks
  • Blackwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Efland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillsborough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saxapahaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hawfields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mebane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutphin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
  • Swepsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bynum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bynum
    • From Dodsons Crossroads to Bynum
  • Cedar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
  • Haw River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
    • Haw River is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <4>
  • Durham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Camp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
    • Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <4>
  • Rock Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
  • Silk Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silk Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
    • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Pittsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Burlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
  • Brassfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Laws
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
    • Laws is located in Orange County
  • McCray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
    • McCray is located in Alamance County

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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 Dodsons Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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