RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Yadkin County >> Branon >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
North Carolina

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina





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 Branon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Branon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Branon listed first.

  • Hamptonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Longtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Longtown is located in Yadkin County
  • Footville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yadkinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
    • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <2>
  • Marler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
    • Marler is located in Yadkin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Marler
    • From Branon to Marler
  • Rena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
    • Rena is located in Yadkin County
  • Eagle Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
    • Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
  • Boonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
    • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <2>
  • Houstonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swan Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Osbornville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osbornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
    • Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Yadkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <2>
  • New Castle ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Iredell County
  • Forbush
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
    • Forbush is located in Yadkin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forbush
    • From Branon to Forbush
  • Crutchfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crutchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
    • Crutchfield is located in Surry County
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Iredell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
  • Pino
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
    • Pino is located in Davie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pino
    • From Branon to Pino
  • Wyo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poindexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poindexter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
    • Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
  • Elkin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin
    • Elkin is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkin <2>
  • Richmond Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clingman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rusk ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rusk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Surry County

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Branon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025