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, Tar River had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Tar River, with the one closest to Tar River listed first.
- Hester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Clay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creedmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Knap of Reeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Grissom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Pocomoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Kittrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cozart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Moriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Satterwhite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Bobbitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dabney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Light
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bahama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairntosh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
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 Tar River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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