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 Gaffney in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gaffney. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gaffney listed first.
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Blacksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lattimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 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 Gaffney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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