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>
Cilley itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cilley, with the one closest to Cilley listed first.
- Yadkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Elkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Buffalo Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Lenoir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
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- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Ready Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Aho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Downsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
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- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Bamboo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Collettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 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
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- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Parsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Blowing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Caldwell 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 Cilley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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