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 Mebane had a population of 391 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mebane had a population of 16,732 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mebane, with the one closest to Mebane listed first.
- Hawfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Efland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Efland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Efland
- Efland is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Efland <3>
- Haw River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
- Swepsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swepsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- McCray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Teer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hillsborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
- Hillsborough is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
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- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
- Saxapahaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxapahaw
- Saxapahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxapahaw <3>
- Corbett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Union Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Prospect Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Blackwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Laws
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
- Sutphin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Gordonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Altamahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Gibsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mebane: www.cityofmebane.com/
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Mebane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |