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

  • Bowling Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County
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  • Gastonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • McAdenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover is located in York County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
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  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bethel is located in York County (SC)
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  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bessemer City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany is located in York County (SC)
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  • Zadok ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
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  • Mount Holly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Filbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
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  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Mountain Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
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  • Hardins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hardins is located in Gaston County
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  • Paw Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Tirzah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tirzah is located in York County (SC)
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  • Belmont ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Belmont is located in York County (SC)
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  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Lucia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
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  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry is located in Gaston County
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  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
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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 Forest Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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