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 Wilson had a population of 2,126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilson had a population of 49,479 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Elm City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgersville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgersville
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Lewis is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lewis
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stanhope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Connor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Connor is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
- Kenly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Faro is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faro
- Speights Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkney is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bagley is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Contentnea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Contentnea is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contentnea
- Castoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Castoria is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castoria
- Penelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penelo is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelo
- Spring Hope
(18 miles [29 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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