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 The Downs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of The Downs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to The Downs listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Brassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Cary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Hillsborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Merry Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Method
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Fairntosh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Efland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moncure
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Six Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Cozart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Saxapahaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sutphin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
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 The Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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