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

  • Asbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
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  • Method
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Method is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
  • Cary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
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  • Apex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
  • Raleigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Banks is located in Wake County
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  • Morrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Six Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
  • Nelson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
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  • New Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
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  • Millbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Milburnie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • Brassfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brassfield is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
  • Neuse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merry Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
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  • Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls is located in Wake County
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  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shotwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
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  • Wyatt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
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  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth is located in Chatham County
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  • Durham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Haywood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Haywood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Barclaysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
  • Eagle Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Forestville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville

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 Piney Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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