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 Gilkey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gilkey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gilkey listed first.
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Rutherfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Vein Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bostic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Uree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Golden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Dysartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Hollis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Ellenboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Henrietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- New House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Brindletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Greenlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Old Fort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bat Cave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Gilkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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