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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grissom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
    • Grissom is located in Granville County
  • Pocomoke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke
    • Pocomoke is located in Franklin County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Granville County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clay
    • From Wilton to Clay
  • Franklinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Light
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
    • New Light is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Light
    • From Wilton to New Light
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Vance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <4>
  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Granville County
  • Stem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Wake Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <4>
  • Watkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Watkins is located in Vance County
  • Cozart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
    • Cozart is located in Granville County
  • Bobbitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bobbitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
    • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bobbitt
    • From Wilton to Bobbitt
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Knap of Reeds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knap of Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
    • Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
  • Forestville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forestville
    • From Wilton to Forestville
  • Katesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Katesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
    • Katesville is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Katesville
    • From Wilton to Katesville
  • Letha ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letha
    • Letha is located in Franklin County
  • Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
    • Falls is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Falls
    • From Wilton to Falls
  • Wyatt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
    • Wyatt is located in Wake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wyatt
    • From Wilton to Wyatt
  • Gillburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gillburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
    • Gillburg is located in Vance County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gillburg
    • From Wilton to Gillburg

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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