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, Henry had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Henry, with the one closest to Henry listed first.
- Hulls Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Reepsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Blackburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knob Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Shoups Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Startown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Casar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maiden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penelope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Beam Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Delight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Connelly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Henry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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