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 Durham had a population of 5,485 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Durham had a population of 285,897 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Durham, with the one closest to Durham listed first.
- Brassfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairntosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Cozart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Blackwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knap of Reeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Bahama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Creedmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rougemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
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- Six Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
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- New Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Efland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grissom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Mount Energy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Apex
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Method
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Teer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
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 Durham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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