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 Flat Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Flat Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Flat Branch listed first.
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willeyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Mintonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Hobbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Gliden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarem is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
- Sandy Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Wiggins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County
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- Eure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Reynoldson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Tunis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Chowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chowan is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chowan
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Corapeake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Somerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Whaley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Dort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dort is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Belvidere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Winton
(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 Flat Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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