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 Fuquay - Varina in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fuquay - Varina. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fuquay - Varina listed first.
- Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barclaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Lillington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Asbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
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- Merry Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
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- Cary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
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- Method
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
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- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moncure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
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- Spilona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
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- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bunnlevel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Nelson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
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- Millbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Six Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
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 Fuquay - Varina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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