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, Penelo had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penelo, with the one closest to Penelo listed first.
- Hartsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Tarboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Mildred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Bridgersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Elm City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Conetoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Coakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Falkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Falkland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Hollands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollands is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands
- Hobgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Penelo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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