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, Austin had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Austin, with the one closest to Austin listed first.
- Lomax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Traphill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Dockery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Joynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ronda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Dehart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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- Cherry Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
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- Elkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Devotion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dellaplane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Clingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Swan Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Fairplains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Rena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Whitehead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehead is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead
- Halls Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
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 Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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