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, Providence had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Tar River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
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- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Granville County
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- Stem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hester is located in Granville County
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- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County
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- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
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- Mount Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
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- Watkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
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- Knap of Reeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
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- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
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- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
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- Moriah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moriah is located in Person County
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- Satterwhite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
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- Huntsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
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- Dabney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
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- Cozart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
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- Kittrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
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- Bahama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County
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- Grissom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
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- Pocomoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
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- Mount Tirzah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
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- Red Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
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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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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