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

  • Blackwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwood is located in Orange County
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  • Hillsborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Efland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Teer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Teer is located in Orange County
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  • Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oaks is located in Orange County
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  • Brassfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Brassfield is located in Durham County
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  • Fairntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairntosh is located in Durham County
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  • Cedar Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
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  • Mebane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
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  • Nelson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
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  • Bahama
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawfields
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
  • Rougemont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saxapahaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Laws
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Laws is located in Orange County
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  • Cozart
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cozart is located in Granville County
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  • Red Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Mountain is located in Durham County
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  • Hurdle Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bynum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bynum is located in Chatham County
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  • Morrisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knap of Reeds
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
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  • Swepsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Sutphin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutphin is located in Alamance County
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  • Gordonton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gordonton is located in Person County
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  • Prospect Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
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  • Haw River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 University Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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