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, Sawmills had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Sawmills had a population of 5,156 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sawmills, with the one closest to Sawmills listed first.
- Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
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- Granite Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton
- Rutherford College
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petra Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Penelope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
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- Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
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- Downsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Gamewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hibriten ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hibriten is located in Caldwell County
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- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
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- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
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- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Draco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
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- Morganton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
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- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Ellendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Collettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
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 Sawmills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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