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, Vandalia had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vandalia, with the one closest to Vandalia listed first.
- Greensboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Climax is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <2>
- Freeman Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Level Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Guilford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- McLeansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLeansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
- McLeansville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <2>
- Julian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian
- Julian is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julian <2>
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep River <2>
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Archdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Archdale is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <2>
- Glenola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113,565 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Point <2>
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Randleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randleman
- Randleman is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randleman <2>
- Kimesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Sophia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
- Sophia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
- Worthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Grays Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <2>
- Gibsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Gibsonville is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,397 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonville <2>
- Browns Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Guilford County: www.co.guilford.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Vandalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |