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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>

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 also located in Robeson County
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  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Echo is also located in Robeson County
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  • Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pates is also located in Robeson County
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  • Red Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Banks is also located in Robeson County
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  • Moss Neck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss Neck is also located in Robeson County
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  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alma is also located in Robeson County
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  • Gaddysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gaddysville is also located in Robeson County
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  • Lowe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowe is also located in Robeson County
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  • Little Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxton is also located in Robeson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
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  • Buie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Buie is also located in Robeson County
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  • Philadelphus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphus is also located in Robeson County
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  • Floral College
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Floral College is also located in Robeson County
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  • Dillon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon is located in Dillon County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <2>
  • Lumberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wakulla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wakulla is also located in Robeson County
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  • Saddletree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddletree is also located in Robeson County
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  • Orrum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Orrum is also located in Robeson County
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    • 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)
    • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <2>
  • Clio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
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  • Barnesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnesville is also located in Robeson County
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  • Latta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Latta is located in Dillon County (SC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latta <2>
  • Allenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Allenton is also located in Robeson County
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  • Shannon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shannon is also located in Robeson 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 Purvis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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