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 Raleigh had a population of 12,678 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Raleigh had a population of 474,414 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Raleigh, with the one closest to Raleigh listed first.
- Method
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Six Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Asbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Milburnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neuse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Shotwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rolesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wake Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brassfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Raleigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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