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, Gilreath had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gilreath, with the one closest to Gilreath listed first.
- Vashti
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek was located in Wilkes County
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- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Moravian Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope was located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovelace was located in Wilkes County
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- Wilkesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dellaplane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dellaplane is also located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
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- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boomer is also located in Wilkes County
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- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiddenite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osbornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osbornville is also located in Wilkes County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle was located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Creek was located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is also located in Wilkes County
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- Stony Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
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- Millers Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Scotts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
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- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
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- Olin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
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- Swan Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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- Ronda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purlear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
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 Gilreath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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