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 Houston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Houston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Mount Ulla
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Poplar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Shinnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shinnville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnville
- Blackmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackmer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Iredell County
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- Mill Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
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- Shepherds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
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- Harts ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
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- Miranda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
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- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
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- Woodleaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Enochville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- China Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barium Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Doolie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
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- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
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- Cool Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
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- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Mayhew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
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- Davidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
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- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Watts ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Monbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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