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 Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fork listed first.
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Cornatzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ephesus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Reedy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Mocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jubilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jubilee is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Sapona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
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- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arnold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cana is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Woodleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Pino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Trading Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Wyo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
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 Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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