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 Sharpsburg had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sharpsburg had a population of 2,018 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sharpsburg, with the one closest to Sharpsburg listed first.
- Elm City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Saint Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Penelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Battleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gold Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saratoga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dukes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Tarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leggett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Hilliardston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Whitakers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lucama
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
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 Sharpsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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