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 Offer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Offer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Offer listed first.
- Dockery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dockery is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
- Lomax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lomax is also located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dehart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dehart is also located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hay Meadow was located in Wilkes County
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- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is also located in Wilkes County
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- Joynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joynes is also located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is also located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dellaplane is also located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Creek was located in Wilkes County
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- Benham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benham is also located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplains is also located in Wilkes County
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- Ronda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield was located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Mills is also located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clingman is also located in Wilkes County
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- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
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- Cricket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cricket is also located in Wilkes County
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- Wilkesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Vannoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vannoy is also located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek was located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Elkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Devotion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
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 Offer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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