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, Richardson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Bladenboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Abbottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Howellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
- Lumberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Heel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Tolarsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tolarsville is located in Robeson County
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- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
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- Saddletree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
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- Cerro Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chadbourn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Lowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
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- Saint Pauls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
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- Moss Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
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- Fair Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hallsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Buie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buie is 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 Richardson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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