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 Westerwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westerwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elon College
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haw River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Swepsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
- McCray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Kimesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Hawfields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hawfields is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
- Union Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- McLeansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mebane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saxapahaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Snow Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Lenox Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Sutphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sutphin is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin
- Teer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Cherry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Julian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Efland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benaja
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Browns Summit
(16 miles [25.7 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 Westerwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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