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 Hillsborough had a population of 662 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hillsborough had a population of 7,226 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsborough, with the one closest to Hillsborough listed first.
- Efland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Mebane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Teer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laws
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Hawfields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bahama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rougemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdle Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swepsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairntosh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Red Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Corbett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Gordonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Haw River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Timberlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(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 Hillsborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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