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 Wake Forest had a population of 853 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wake Forest had a population of 47,314 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wake Forest, with the one closest to Wake Forest listed first.
- Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Wyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Wake County
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- New Light
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Light is located in Wake County
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- Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
- Youngsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grissom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
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- Pocomoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
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- Franklinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Six Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Forks is located in Wake County
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- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
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- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Franklin County
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- Katesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Katesville is located in Franklin County
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- Mount Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
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- Creedmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milburnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milburnie is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
- Hester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
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- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tar River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
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- Eagle Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Sutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sutton is located in Franklin County
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- Louisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Cozart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
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 Wake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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