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, Elkin Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkin Valley, with the one closest to Elkin Valley listed first.
- Elkin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Road
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ronda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crutchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Marler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dellaplane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traphill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dockery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Osbornville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Hamptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joynes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joynes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joynes
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 Elkin Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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