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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 Gulf had a population of 211 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Goldston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haywood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Moncure
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pittsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Siler City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carthage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silk Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
  • Cameron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Merry Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Bynum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Cheeks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
  • Coleridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • New Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Staley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutphin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
  • Spout Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Ramseur
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Camp
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Southern Pines
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Manly
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Manly is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
  • Apex
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
  • Saxapahaw
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Franklinville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Gulf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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