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 Gum Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Springs listed first.
- Pittsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Silk Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Sutphin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Goldston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moncure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siler City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Teer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Teer is located in Orange County
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- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
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- Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- New Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
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- Blackwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
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- Staley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swepsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Rock Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
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- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hawfields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
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- Apex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kimesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
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 Gum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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