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, Watkins had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Dabney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dabney is located in Vance County
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- Clay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Granville County
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- Huntsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsboro is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsboro
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobbitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County
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- Gillburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County
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- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Granville County
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- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Granville County
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- Tar River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
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- Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Granville County
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- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
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- Letha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
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- Epsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Epsom is located in Franklin County
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- Brookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookston is located in Vance County
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- Greystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greystone is located in Vance County
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- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hester is located in Granville County
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- Stovall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Franklinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Satterwhite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County
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- Stem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mount Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
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- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Franklin County
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- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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