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 Dobson had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dobson had a population of 1,534 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dobson, with the one closest to Dobson listed first.
- Copeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
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- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Surry County
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- Crutchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
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- Ash Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
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- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
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- State Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
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- Round Peak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
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- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
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- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Poindexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Pilot Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Dobson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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