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 Smithfield had a population of 550 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Smithfield had a population of 13,333 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithfield, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Wilson's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Four Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spilona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Micro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bagley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kenly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pinkney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Shotwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newton Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eagle Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Connor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Earpsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Earpsboro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earpsboro
- Wendell
(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 Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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