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>
Rusk itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Crutchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkin Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- State Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
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- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- Dobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
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- Swan Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
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- Poindexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Ronda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Clingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Yadkinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Ash Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hill
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
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- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ladonia is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Hamptonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Devotion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
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 Rusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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