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, Draco had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Draco, with the one closest to Draco listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Kings Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Little River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Petra Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Lenoir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Yadkin Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Granite Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Baton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Ready Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Penelope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Draco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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