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 Gibsonville had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gibsonville had a population of 7,397 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gibsonville, with the one closest to Gibsonville listed first.
- Elon College
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- McLeansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Kimesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Haw River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Swepsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benaja
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Browns Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawfields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lenox Castle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Greensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Julian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mebane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Climax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saxapahaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
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 Gibsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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