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 Louisburg had a population of 667 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Louisburg had a population of 3,694 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Louisburg, with the one closest to Louisburg listed first.
- Katesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mapleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Ingleside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Letha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Justice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
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- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bobbitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Kittrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pocomoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
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- Spring Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wake Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inez is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Watkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Grissom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
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 Louisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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