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

  • Smithfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Selma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
  • Oliver
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliver is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pine Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wilson's Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Micro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Micro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Spilona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Spilona is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
  • Four Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bagley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bagley is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Bentonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Kenly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <2>
  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Archer Lodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Pinkney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pinkney is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
  • Harper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harper is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Benson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shotwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Pikeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Connor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Earpsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
  • Wendell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Blackmans Mills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
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  • Newton Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lucama
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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