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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Princeton had a population of 248 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Princeton had a population of 1,425 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Princeton, with the one closest to Princeton listed first.

  • Pine Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oliver is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Pinkney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinkney is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
  • Micro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Micro is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Bagley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bagley is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
  • Selma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
  • Kenly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <2>
  • Goldsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenleaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
  • Pikeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bentonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentonville is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
  • Fremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson's Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Harper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Saulston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saulston is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
  • Dudley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucama
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Elroy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elroy is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  • Eureka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eureka is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Dobbersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
  • Black Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Spilona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Spilona is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
  • Newton Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Faro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Faro is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro

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