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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitakers had a population of 397 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitakers had a population of 700 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitakers, with the one closest to Whitakers listed first.
- Battleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenview is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Leggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Ita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ita is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ita
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilliardston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Penelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Hartsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ruggles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Brinkleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Dukes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tillery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
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 Whitakers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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