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>
Drys Mill itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Drys Mill, with the one closest to Drys Mill listed first.
- Gold Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pool ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pool is located in Rowan County
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- Garfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Rowan County
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- Millerton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Rockwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Finger is located in Stanly County
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- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
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- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
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- Craven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craven is located in Rowan County
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- Faith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
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- Granite Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Stanly County
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- Palmerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
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- Jackson Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Healing Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Davidson County
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- Georgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
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- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
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- Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trading Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
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 Drys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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