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, McCray had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from McCray, with the one closest to McCray listed first.
- Union Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Haw River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Altamahaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elon College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mebane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swepsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Hawfields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Corbett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Prospect Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Lenox Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Efland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightowers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- McLeansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saxapahaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Laws
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
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 McCray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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