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 Purvis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purvis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purvis listed first.
- Alfordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Rowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Red Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Gaddysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Lowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Little Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Philadelphus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Floral College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Dillon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wakulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Saddletree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Orrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McColl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <2>
- Barnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Latta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Shannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
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 Purvis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |