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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 Gethsemane in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gethsemane. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gethsemane listed first.

  • Whitakers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
    • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
  • Battleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leggett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Enfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gold Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in Halifax County
  • Penelo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
    • Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
  • Hartsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
    • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hartsboro
    • From Gethsemane to Hartsboro
  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland Neck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Heathsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruggles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
    • Ruggles is located in Halifax County
  • Ringwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ringwood
    • From Gethsemane to Ringwood
  • Hobgood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
    • Hobgood is located in Halifax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Tillery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery
    • Tillery is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillery <3>
  • Ita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
    • Ita is located in Halifax County
  • Hilliardston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
    • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
  • Sharpsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coakley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
    • Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coakley
    • From Gethsemane to Coakley
  • Palmyra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Palmyra
    • From Gethsemane to Palmyra
  • Halifax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Brinkleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Gethsemane, 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.




 

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