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

  • Asbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Asbury is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • Method
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Method is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
  • Cary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <2>
  • Raleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Morrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Apex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <2>
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Six Forks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Six Forks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Forks
  • Holly Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Banks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Banks is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Millbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millbrook is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Nelson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nelson is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Milburnie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Milburnie is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnie
  • New Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brassfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brassfield is located in Durham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
  • Neuse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
  • Shotwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
  • Wyatt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
  • Merry Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
  • Durham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
  • Rolesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Wake Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Light
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Light is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light

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 Walnut Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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