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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelly Springs
- Connelly Springs is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connelly Springs <2>
- Rutherford College
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford College
- Rutherford College is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherford College <2>
- Penelope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Granite Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <2>
- Sawmills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Baton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Drexel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Enola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Shoups Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shoups Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Petra Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petra Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Plateau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Downsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <2>
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Toluca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Startown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Hibriten ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Burke County: www.co.burke.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |