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 Dortches in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dortches. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dortches listed first.
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Gold Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Battleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilliardston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Dukes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitakers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Glenview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Penelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Castalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Hartsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Ringwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Spring Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elm City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Leggett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Essex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Justice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Bridgersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Saint Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Heathsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Brinkleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 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 Dortches, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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