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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, Mechanic had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mechanic, with the one closest to Mechanic listed first.

  • Farmer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Randolph County
  • Ulah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulah
    • Ulah is located in Randolph County
  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Randolph County
  • Eleazer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Handy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
    • Pinson is located in Randolph County
  • Cid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
    • Cid is located in Davidson County
  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
  • Immer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Immer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
    • Immer is located in Montgomery County
  • Central Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ophir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ophir. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ophir
    • From Mechanic to Ophir
  • Cedar Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
  • Sophia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Market
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Market
    • From Mechanic to New Market
  • Jackson Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
    • Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Blaine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blaine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Blaine
    • From Mechanic to Blaine
  • Worthville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
    • Worthville is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Worthville
    • From Mechanic to Worthville
  • Randleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Healing Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
    • Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
  • Eldorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Asbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Asbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Asbury
    • From Mechanic to Asbury
  • Franklinville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Millboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Millboro is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millboro
    • From Mechanic to Millboro
  • Light
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Light have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Light is located in Davidson County
  • Trinity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <3>
  • Allreds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
    • Glenola is located in Randolph County
  • Progress
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Randolph County
  • Silver Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

The official website for Randolph County: www.co.randolph.nc.us/

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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 Mechanic, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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