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>
Downsville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downsville, with the one closest to Downsville listed first.
- Petra Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Draco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
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- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
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- Baton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
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- Penelope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
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- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lenoir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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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- Rutherford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Yadkin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Elkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Conover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
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 Downsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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