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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 North Shore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of North Shore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to North Shore listed first.

  • Millbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Milburnie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • Neuse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Six Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
  • Raleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Method
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Method is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
  • Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Falls is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
  • Wyatt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
  • Rolesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Asbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Garner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Forestville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Shotwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
  • Eagle Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Wake Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • New Light
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Light is located in Wake County
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  • Wendell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
  • Youngsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Banks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Banks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Grissom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Grissom is located in Granville County
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  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Archer Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Brassfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brassfield is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield

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 North Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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