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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 Swelton Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swelton Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swelton Heights listed first.

  • Rocky Mount
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sharpsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Battleboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Penelo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
  • Nashville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hartsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
  • Elm City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitakers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilliardston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
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  • Dukes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dukes is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
  • Leggett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Nash County
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  • Glenview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Glenview is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Bridgersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
  • Saint Lewis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
  • Ita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ita is located in Halifax County
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  • Tarboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Castalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Castalia is located in Nash County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Stanhope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanhope is located in Nash County
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  • Enfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
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  • Ringwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
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  • Hunts
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 Swelton Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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