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 in 1895, Laws had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Laws, with the one closest to Laws listed first.
- Gordonton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonton
- Hurdle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Bushy Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
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- Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
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- Corbett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Timberlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hightowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Leasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rougemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Efland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mebane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
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- Mount Tirzah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
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- Roxboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Bahama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Surl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Surl is located in Person County
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- Osmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
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- McCray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
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- Ceffo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Union Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
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 Laws, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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