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 Norwood had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Norwood had a population of 2,469 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Norwood, with the one closest to Norwood listed first.
- Cottonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
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- Mangum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Albemarle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
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- Littles Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Bloomington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
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- Palmerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Plyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Olive Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Onvil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Uwharrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uwharrie
- Polkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Finger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
- Peachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Capels Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Capels Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capels Mill
- Blaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
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 Norwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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