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 in 1895, Handy had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Handy, with the one closest to Handy listed first.
- Jackson Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Pinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eleazer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Farmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
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- Millerton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New London
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Immer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Immer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Pool ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Uwharrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Craven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Drys Mill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drys Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drys Mill
- Ulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ulah is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
- Light
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
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 Handy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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