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 Merry Oaks had a population of 94 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merry Oaks, with the one closest to Merry Oaks listed first.
- Haywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Asbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lillington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Method
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Barclaysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Brassfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Garner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silk Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Six Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
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 Merry Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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