Advance, Shady Grove Township, Davie County, North Carolina, United States

Overview of Advance

• Name:
  Advance
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Shady Grove Township, Davie County, North Carolina, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in northeastern Davie County.
• History (GNIS):
  Known as Shady Grove as early as 1816. A post office was established in 1877 but another post office in North Carolina already used that name. The name "Advance" was chosen by the citizens of the community in hopes that their town would "advance" in the name of progress. (NC-T11/p5)
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:35.941248235° 56' 28.5"N

  Longitude:-80.409221780° 24' 33.2"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Elbaville 1.4 mi. S
  • Bermuda Run (Farmington Township) 4.4 mi. N
  • Clemmons (Clemmonsville Township, Forsyth County) 5.8 mi. N
  • Mocksville (Mocksville Township) 9.1 mi. W
  • Midway (Midway Township, Davidson County) 10.7 mi. E
  • Lewisville (Lewisville Township, Forsyth County) 10.8 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Mount Pleasant Methodist (Clemmonsville Township, Forsyth County) 3 mi. N
  • Good Hope (Reedy Creek Township, Davidson County) 4.2 mi. E
  • Fork Baptist Church (Fulton Township) 4.7 mi. SW
  • Fork (Fulton Township) 4.8 mi. SW
  • Friedburg Moravian God's Acre (Davidson County) 7.4 mi. NE
  • Beulah (Lexington Township, Davidson County) 8.2 mi. SE
  • Rose (Mocksville, Mocksville Township) 8.6 mi. W
  • Cedar Creek (Farmington Township) 8.7 mi. NW
  • Bethel (Tyro Township, Davidson County) 8.8 mi. S
  • Sandy Creek (Tyro Township, Davidson County) 8.8 mi. S
  • Farmington Cemeteries (Farmington Township) 8.9 mi. NW
  • Joppa (Mocksville, Mocksville Township) 9.7 mi. W
• Elevation:
  256 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  738570419
• Updated Apr 19, 2020