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 Shawtown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shawtown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Lillington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bunnlevel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carlos is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Godwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Merry Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Haywood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spilona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Moncure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Timothy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Four Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Apex
(23 miles [37 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 Shawtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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