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 Lake Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Forest listed first.
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Eastfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastfield is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Mint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Matthews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Derita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
- Pioneer Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Trail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Stouts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Paw Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Martindale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
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 Lake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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