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 Polkton had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Polkton had a population of 2,288 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Polkton, with the one closest to Polkton listed first.
- Peachland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Wadesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
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- Deep Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
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- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
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- Paris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County
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- Long Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
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- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Cottonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Mangum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Morven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Rest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Croghan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McFarlan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Littles Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
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 Polkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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