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 Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Peachland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stouts is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
- Furrs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Furrs is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Polkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Indian Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Burdett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burdett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Mint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Cottonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Pioneer Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Mills is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Mills
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingwood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Ansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolfville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Waxhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
- Dudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Hornsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Long Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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