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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>

While we didn't find Old Orchid in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Orchid. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Orchid listed first.

  • Fort Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • India Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • India Hook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Pleasant Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Barberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barberville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
  • Rock Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belair is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
  • Harrison ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Pineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <2>
  • Belmont ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Belmont is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Lesslie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lesslie is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
  • Newport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Newport is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Roddey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Roddey is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
    • Roddey has also been known as:
    • Coates Tavern
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Catawba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tirzah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tirzah is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Van Wyck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolfville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolfville is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Waxhaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <2>
  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Dixie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Smith
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Matthews
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <2>

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 Old Orchid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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