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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>

While we didn't find Drowning Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Drowning Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Drowning Creek listed first.

  • Connelly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rutherford College
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Penelope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Penelope is located in Burke County
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  • Granite Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sawmills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Baton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Baton is located in Caldwell County
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  • Hickory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Drexel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Drexel is located in Burke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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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  • Enola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Enola is located in Burke County
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  • Shoups Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
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  • Petra Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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  • Camp Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Camp Creek is located in Burke County
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  • Plateau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plateau is located in Catawba County
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  • Blackburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Catawba County
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  • Gamewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Chesterfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield is located in Burke County
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  • Morganton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Henry is located in Lincoln County
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  • Downsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
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  • Cedar Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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  • Hartland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland is located in Caldwell County
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  • Chambers ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chambers is located in Burke County
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  • Lenoir
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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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  • Toluca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Toluca is located in Cleveland County
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  • Startown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Startown is located in Catawba County
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  • Hibriten ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hibriten is located in Caldwell 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 Drowning Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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