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 Preston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Preston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Cary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Asbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Method
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- New Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Raleigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Six Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Wake County
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- Garner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Merry Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Neuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls is located in Wake County
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- Bynum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Moncure
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
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- Wyatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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