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 Roxboro had a population of 421 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Roxboro had a population of 8,383 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roxboro, with the one closest to Roxboro listed first.
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Ai
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Person County
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- Allensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ceffo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Surl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Woodsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
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- Timberlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushy Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
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- Bethel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County
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- Hurdle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Gordonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonton is located in Person County
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- Cunningham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
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- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Semora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rougemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
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- Moriah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laws
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Mayo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Roxboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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