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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 Westmore in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westmore. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westmore listed first.

  • Asbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
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  • Ether
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ether is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
  • Allreds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
  • Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Star is located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
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  • Pisgah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah is located in Randolph County
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  • Okeewemee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Okeewemee is located in Montgomery County
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  • Cheeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
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  • Coleridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleridge is located in Randolph County
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  • Ulah
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulah is located in Randolph County
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  • Immer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Immer is located in Montgomery County
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  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Montgomery County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
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  • Candor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Eleazer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
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  • Ophir
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
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  • Mechanic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
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  • Ramseur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklinville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Uwharrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Uwharrie is located in Montgomery County
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  • Onvil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onvil is located in Montgomery County
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  • Cedar Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
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  • Pinson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pinson is located in Randolph County
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  • Eldorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
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  • Central Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
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  • Farmer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmer is located in Randolph County
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  • West End
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Carthage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
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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 Westmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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