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

  • Charlotte
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
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  • Derita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Derita is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Eastfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastfield is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Newell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Newell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Croft
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Croft is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Paw Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Paw Creek is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Monteith was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martindale was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hebron was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Sardis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sardis is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingwood was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Huntersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
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  • Mount Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Steel Creek was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Matthews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Matthews is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
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  • Mint Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mint Hill is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
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  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burdett was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pineville is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
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  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoods was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Pioneer Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Caldwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Cowans Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowans Ford is located in Lincoln County
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  • Lucia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
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  • McAdenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Druid Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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