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 Haw River had a population of 317 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Haw River had a population of 2,532 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Haw River, with the one closest to Haw River listed first.
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Swepsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Mebane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Elon College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saxapahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Efland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Teer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Corbett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Kimesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Snow Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sutphin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Hillsborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Cherry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Laws
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- McLeansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Haw River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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