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 Elkin had a population of 288 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elkin had a population of 4,001 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkin, with the one closest to Elkin listed first.
- Elkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- State Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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- Rena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
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- Rusk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
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- Clingman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
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- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
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- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
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- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
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- Dellaplane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
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- Dobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Traphill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devotion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Hamptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- Osbornville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Yadkinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Dockery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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