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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Graham had a population of 991 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Graham had a population of 15,766 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.

  • Haw River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
    • Haw River is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Swepsonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swepsonville
    • From Graham to Swepsonville
  • Hawfields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawfields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hawfields
    • From Graham to Hawfields
  • Elon College
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
    • Elon College is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
  • Mebane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McCray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
    • McCray is located in Alamance County
  • Gibsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saxapahaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
    • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
  • Altamahaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
    • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
  • Kimesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oaks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oaks
    • From Graham to Oaks
  • Snow Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
    • Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <3>
  • Sutphin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
  • Teer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
    • Teer is located in Orange County
  • Efland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Stony Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
    • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stony Creek
    • From Graham to Stony Creek
  • Cedar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
  • McLeansville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Corbett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
    • Corbett is located in Caswell County
  • Cherry Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
  • Hillsborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
  • Prospect Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
    • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County

The official website for Graham: www.cityofgraham.com/

The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/

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 Graham, 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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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