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 Hickory had a population of 2,023 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hickory had a population of 41,473 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Penelope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Granite Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Startown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petra Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sawmills
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Connelly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maiden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Catfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Draco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Bandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
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 Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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