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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>

While we didn't find Idlewild Farms in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Idlewild Farms. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Idlewild Farms listed first.

  • Kingwood ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kingwood was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Eastfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastfield is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Mint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mint Hill is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
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  • Sardis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Matthews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Matthews is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
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  • Burdett ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burdett was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Charlotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
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  • Hoods ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoods was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Newell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Newell is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Derita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Derita is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Indian Trail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monteith ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Monteith was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Pioneer Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
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  • Stouts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stouts is located in Union County
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  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineville is also located in Mecklenburg County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
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  • Croft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Croft is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Harrison ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Paw Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paw Creek is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Dixie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is also located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Steel Creek was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Barberville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
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  • Pleasant Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
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  • Unionville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Furrs ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Furrs was located in Cabarrus County
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  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Martindale was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is also located in Mecklenburg County
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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 Idlewild Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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