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 Fort Defiance in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Defiance. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Defiance listed first.
- Yadkin Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Buffalo Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
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- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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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- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Cedar Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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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- Downsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Ready Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Aho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Maple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Blowing Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Caldwell 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 Fort Defiance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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