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 Glen Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Glen Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Glen Forest listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cozart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
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- Brassfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
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- Fairntosh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
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- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
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- Knap of Reeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
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- Bahama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Light
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Wake County
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- Mount Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
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- Grissom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
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- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
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- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Six Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
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- Stem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Red Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
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- Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls is located in Wake County
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- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
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- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rougemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wake Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
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 Glen Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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