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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 Dudley Shoals in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dudley Shoals. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dudley Shoals listed first.

  • Petra Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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  • Downsville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
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  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Little River is located in Alexander County
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  • Cedar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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  • Granite Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Draco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Draco is located in Caldwell County
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  • Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Ellendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellendale is located in Alexander 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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  • Kings Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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  • Baton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Baton is located in Caldwell County
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  • Penelope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Penelope is located in Burke County
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  • Hickory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Lenoir
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Connelly Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylorsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Yadkin Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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  • Gamewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Conover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cilley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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  • Drexel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Drexel is located in Burke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Patterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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  • Elkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkville is located in Wilkes 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 Dudley Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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