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, Light had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Light, with the one closest to Light listed first.
- Fair Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jimes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jimes is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cid is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Progress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Randolph County
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- Archdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Glenola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenola is located in Randolph County
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- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arnold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold is located in Davidson County
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- Denton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
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- Sapona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
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- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer is located in Randolph County
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- Sophia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
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- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mechanic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
- Freeman Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
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 Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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