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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, Penelope had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penelope, with the one closest to Penelope listed first.
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Granite Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Connelly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Petra Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petra Mills
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Rutherford College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Startown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Shoups Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Camp Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Enola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Maiden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <2>
- Draco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Gamewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
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 Penelope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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