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, Maple Springs had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Springs, with the one closest to Maple Springs listed first.
- Ready Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ready Branch is also located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsonville is also located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix was located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is also located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Purlear is also located in Wilkes County
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- Wilbar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is also located in Wilkes County
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- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darby is also located in Wilkes County
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- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elkville is also located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adley is also located in Wilkes County
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- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Penley was located in Watauga County
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- Buffalo Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley was located in Caldwell County
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- Boomer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is also located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
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- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoy is also located in Wilkes County
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- Yadkin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Moravian Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Mills is also located in Wilkes County
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- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Bamboo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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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 Maple Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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