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 Purnell in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purnell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purnell listed first.
- Wake Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Light
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Light is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Youngsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grissom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falls is located in Wake County
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- Wyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Neuse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
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- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
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- Creedmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Six Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
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- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
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- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
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- Tar River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Milburnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Cozart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
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- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knap of Reeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
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 Purnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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