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 Uwharrie had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Uwharrie, with the one closest to Uwharrie listed first.
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is also located in Montgomery County
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- Ophir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ophir is also located in Montgomery County
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- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is also located in Montgomery County
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- Immer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Immer is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immer
- Palmerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
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- Pinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pinson is located in Randolph County
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- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is also located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
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- Eleazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
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- Okeewemee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Okeewemee is also located in Montgomery County
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- Wadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wadeville is also located in Montgomery County
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- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
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- Albemarle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allreds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allreds is also located in Montgomery County
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- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Randolph County
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- Onvil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onvil is also located in Montgomery County
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- Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Star is also located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <2>
- Ether
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ether is also located in Montgomery County
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- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is also located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Handy is located in Davidson County
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- Jackson Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is also located in Montgomery County
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- Plyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
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- Millerton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millerton was located in Rowan County
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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 Uwharrie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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