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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 Holly Springs had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Holly Springs had a population of 39,882 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Holly Springs, with the one closest to Holly Springs listed first.

  • Apex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
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  • New Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Banks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Cary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
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  • Merry Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Asbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Morrisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Haywood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Method
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Method is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
  • Garner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Moncure
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Raleigh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Barclaysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
  • Nelson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Lillington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Six Forks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
  • Brassfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brassfield is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
  • Millbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Bynum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
  • Milburnie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • Pittsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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 Holly Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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