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 Roaring River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Roaring River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Roaring River listed first.
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Dellaplane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Ronda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clingman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Lomax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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- Benham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
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- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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- New Castle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
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- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilkesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Dehart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Traphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Osbornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
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- Rena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
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- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry 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 Roaring River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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