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 Old Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Town listed first.
- Alspaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfafftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rural Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Kernersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Neatman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- East Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belews Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinnacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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