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 Sanford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sanford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sanford listed first.
- Gulf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moncure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lillington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southern Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Silk Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Siler City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cheeks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Bunnlevel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West End
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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 Sanford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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