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 Matkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Matkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Matkins listed first.
- Lenox Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Altamahaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Cherry Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Stony Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Union Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Benaja
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Lawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Gibsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elon College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- McLeansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- Blackwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Ruffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haw River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yanceyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Hightowers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Wentworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
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 Matkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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