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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 Petra Mills had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Petra Mills, with the one closest to Petra Mills listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Granite Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Cedar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Sawmills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Draco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Penelope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penelope
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibriten
- Connelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Rutherford College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Gamewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Drexel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Startown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Yadkin Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
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 Petra Mills, 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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