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 Polkadot in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Polkadot. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Polkadot listed first.
- Lincolnton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Iron Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Hardins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardins is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardins
- Reepsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reepsville
- Cherryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Maiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Machpelah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blackburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Plateau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
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- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
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- Fancy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Hulls Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
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- Gastonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lowesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
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- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Startown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Beam Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Stubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
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- Lucia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fallston
(14 miles [22.5 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 Polkadot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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