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>
Springfield itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Springfield, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Halls Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
- Dehart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dehart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dehart
- From Springfield to Dehart
- Vannoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Laurel Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Springs
- Laurel Springs is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Springs <4>
- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Meadow
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
- Dockery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Joynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Whitehead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Transou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Transou. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Transou
- From Springfield to Transou
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mulberry
- From Springfield to Mulberry
- Traphill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traphill
- Traphill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traphill <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Traphill
- From Springfield to Traphill
- Furches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Ore Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Wilbar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilbar
- From Springfield to Wilbar
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Scottville is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <4>
- Obids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Obids
- From Springfield to Obids
- Millers Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Creek
- Millers Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millers Creek <4>
- Fairplains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lomax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lomax
- From Springfield to Lomax
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Cherry Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lane
- Cherry Lane is located in Alleghany County
- Wagoner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagoner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wagoner
- From Springfield to Wagoner
- Cricket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Amelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amelia
- From Springfield to Amelia
- Nathans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathans Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Springfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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