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 Wilton had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilton, with the one closest to Wilton listed first.
- Mount Energy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grissom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grissom is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
- Pocomoke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
- Tar River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creedmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Light
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wake Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Vance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Cozart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cozart is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Bobbitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knap of Reeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Katesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Letha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Letha is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
- Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gillburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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