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, Shotwell had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shotwell, with the one closest to Shotwell listed first.
- Archer Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milburnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Garner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Earpsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Wilson's Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rolesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Union Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Six Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
- Method
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Connor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Sutton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
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 Shotwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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