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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 Kenly had a population of 137 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kenly had a population of 1,624 people.

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

  • Bagley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bagley is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Micro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Micro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Pinkney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinkney is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
  • Lucama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Level
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Selma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
  • Princeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oliver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oliver is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pikeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Connor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Connor is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Black Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Wilson's Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Greenleaf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Wilson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Earpsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
  • Archer Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Goldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saulston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saulston is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
  • Faro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Faro is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
  • Union Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Hope is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
  • Stantonsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stanhope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Stanhope is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
  • Wendell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 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 Kenly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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