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, Darby had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Darby, with the one closest to Darby listed first.
- Buffalo Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Yadkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Ready Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Aho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Parsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Blowing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
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- Purlear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga 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 Darby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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