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 in 1895, Nelson had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Siddon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Averett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Virgilina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Buffalo Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hyco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stovall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bullock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soudan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Jeffress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Bethel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Satterwhite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Satterwhite is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Orgainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Finchley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Skipwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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