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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>
While we didn't find Melville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melville listed first.
- Swepsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Hawfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haw River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saxapahaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Mebane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sutphin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Snow Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Efland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elon College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Union Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Hillsborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Gibsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Altamahaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Silk Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Corbett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Chapel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
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 Melville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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