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 Berkshire Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Berkshire Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Berkshire Hills listed first.
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Kings Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Draco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Yadkin Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Lenoir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Petra Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Buffalo Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Darby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Granite Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
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- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Collettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Penley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Ready Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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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 Berkshire Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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