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 Fairmont in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fairmont. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fairmont listed first.
- Orrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Gaddysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Lumberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Rowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saddletree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Red Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Philadelphus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nichols
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bladenboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Fairmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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