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, Purlear had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purlear, with the one closest to Purlear listed first.
- Millers Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Ready Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
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- Cricket
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilkesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Boomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Moravian Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Obids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Dehart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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- Stony Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Darby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Springfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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- Buffalo Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Kings Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Gilreath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
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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 Purlear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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