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 Grandin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grandin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.

• Elkville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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• Kings Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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• Cilley ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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• Yadkin Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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• Emanuel ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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• Hendrix ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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• Darby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Darby is located in Wilkes County
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• Buffalo Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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• Mount Zion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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• Draco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Draco is located in Caldwell County
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• Ready Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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• Patterson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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• Hibriten ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
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• Cedar Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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• Boomer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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• Maple Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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• Penley ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Penley is located in Watauga County
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• Lenoir
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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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• Downsville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
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• Ellendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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• Stony Fork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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• Little River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little River is located in Alexander County
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• Adley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Adley is located in Wilkes County
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• Purlear
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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• Parsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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