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 Conover had a population of 337 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Conover had a population of 8,573 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Conover, with the one closest to Conover listed first.
- Newton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Startown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
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- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
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- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Maiden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
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- Blackburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
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- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
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- Plateau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
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- Petra Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Monbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
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- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
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- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Scotts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
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- Hiddenite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Reepsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
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- Watts ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
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- Lincolnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Connelly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Conover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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