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 Gastonia had a population of 1,033 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gastonia had a population of 77,640 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gastonia, with the one closest to Gastonia listed first.
- Dallas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bessemer City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McAdenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Mountain Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Crouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Lucia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Lowesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Machpelah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Gastonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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