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 Willardville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willardville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willardville listed first.
- Fairntosh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairntosh is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
- Bahama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knap of Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Cozart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Red Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Rougemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Stem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Moriah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moriah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Creedmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Energy is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Energy
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Tar River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tar River is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Hillsborough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brassfield is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hurdle Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Surl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Surl is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl
- Blackwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Grissom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilton is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
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 Willardville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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