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 Lake Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Lake Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Lake Valley listed first.
- Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Goldston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Moncure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Merry Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Oaks is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Pittsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spout Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Bynum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Siler City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- New Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheeks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Southern Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manly is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
- Coleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coleridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Lillington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Lake Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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