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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Wake County
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <3>
  • Barclaysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
    • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
  • Apex
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <3>
  • New Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <3>
  • Corinth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
  • Lillington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Asbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
  • Merry Oaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
  • Cary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <3>
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Auburn is located in Wake County
  • Method
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
    • Method is located in Wake County
  • Raleigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Haywood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
  • Morrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Durham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
  • Moncure
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Turlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Turlington is located in Harnett County
  • Spilona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spilona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
    • Spilona is located in Johnston County
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bunnlevel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
    • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
  • Benson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Milburnie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
  • Nelson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
  • Millbrook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
  • Six Forks
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County

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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.