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, Silk Hope had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silk Hope, with the one closest to Silk Hope listed first.
- Siler City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutphin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Snow Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Staley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saxapahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goldston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Teer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Kimesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Ramseur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coleridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Gulf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Cheeks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Swepsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- Julian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Franklinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moncure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawfields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 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 Silk Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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