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 Hays in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hays. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hays listed first.
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hay Meadow was located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
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- Dehart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dehart is also located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dockery is also located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dellaplane is also located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Mills is also located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Creek was located in Wilkes County
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- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax is also located in Wilkes County
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- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield was located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joynes is also located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
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- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is also located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoy is also located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek was located in Wilkes County
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- Wilbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilbar is also located in Wilkes County
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- Moravian Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clingman is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Benham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benham is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
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 Hays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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