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, Nelson had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Morrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brassfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Asbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Method
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Six Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blackwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairntosh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cozart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- New Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Merry Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Milburnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Creedmoor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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