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 Watery Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watery Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watery Branch listed first.
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Stantonsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Faro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Speights Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Speights Bridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speights Bridge
- Saratoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Contentnea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shine
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Castoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Fieldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fieldsboro is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Pinkney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Greenleaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf is located in Wayne County
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- Jason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jason is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
- Marlboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Bridgersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Farmville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Goldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Best
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Best is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Institute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Institute is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
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 Watery Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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