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 Granite Falls had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Granite Falls had a population of 4,657 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Granite Falls, with the one closest to Granite Falls listed first.
- Sawmills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Petra Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Connelly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Penelope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Baton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rutherford College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Little River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Lenoir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gamewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Ellendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Startown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Conover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plateau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Granite Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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