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 Mount Zion had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Darby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Stony Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Maple Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Ready Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Buffalo Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Yadkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Purlear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Aho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Wilbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Millers Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Obids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Boomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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- Adley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
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- Solo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Soda Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blowing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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