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 Old Gilreath in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Gilreath. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Gilreath listed first.
- Gilreath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Moravian Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Wilkesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Boomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- New Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Hiddenite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Purlear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Osbornville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ready Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ready Branch is 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 Old Gilreath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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