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 West Edgecombe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Edgecombe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Edgecombe listed first.
- Penelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Saint Lewis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Elm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bridgersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Tarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sparta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mildred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saratoga is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Conetoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hilliardston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Dukes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glenview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Coakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
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 West Edgecombe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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