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 Highland Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Highland Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Highland Park listed first.
- Wilkesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Adley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Moravian Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dellaplane is also located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow was located in Wilkes County
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- Gilreath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilreath is also located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brier Creek was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Purlear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Boomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boomer is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman was located in Wilkes County
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- Dehart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dehart is also located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Mills is also located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dockery is also located in Wilkes County
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- Vashti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace was located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clingman is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Wilbar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbar is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Castle was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Ready Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ready Branch is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
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 Highland Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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