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

  • Cid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cid is located in Davidson County
  • Light
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Light is located in Davidson County
  • Silver Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silver Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Fair Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fair Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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    • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jimes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jimes is located in Davidson County
  • Denton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Denton is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
  • Thomasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
  • Trinity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Trinity is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Healing Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
    • Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
  • Farmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Randolph County
  • Handy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
    • Handy is located in Davidson County
  • Linwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
    • Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Mechanic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
  • Progress
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Randolph County
  • Sapona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
    • Sapona is located in Davidson County
  • Glenola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
    • Glenola is located in Randolph County
  • Archdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnold
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Davidson County
  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Davidson County
  • Sophia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New Market
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Randolph County
  • Trading Ford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
    • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
  • Craven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Craven is located in Rowan County
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • High Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

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




 

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