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 Handley Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Handley Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Handley Acres listed first.
- Greenleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Goldsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Saulston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Best
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shine is located in Greene County
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- Jason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jason is located in Greene County
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- Faro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
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- Pinkney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
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- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Institute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
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- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contentnea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
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- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fields is located in Lenoir County
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- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
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- Stantonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
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 Handley Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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