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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Forestville had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Forestville, with the one closest to Forestville listed first.

  • Wyatt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyatt
    • From Forestville to Wyatt
  • Wake Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <4>
  • Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
    • Falls is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Falls
    • From Forestville to Falls
  • Rolesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
    • Rolesville is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <4>
  • Neuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Light
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • New Light is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Light
    • From Forestville to New Light
  • Grissom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grissom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
    • Grissom is located in Granville County
  • Pocomoke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
    • Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
  • Millbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millbrook
    • From Forestville to Millbrook
  • Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Franklin County
  • Six Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Milburnie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburnie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
  • Wilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Granville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilton
    • From Forestville to Wilton
  • Katesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Energy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Raleigh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wendell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Creedmoor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Method
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shotwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shotwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Shotwell
    • From Forestville to Shotwell
  • Hester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Forestville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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