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, Startown had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Startown, with the one closest to Startown listed first.
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
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- Maiden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Penelope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope is located in Burke County
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- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
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- Reepsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
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- Bandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
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- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
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- Granite Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
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- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans is located in Lincoln County
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- Petra Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Petra Mills is located in Caldwell County
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- Toluca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toluca is located in Cleveland County
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- Crouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
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- Iron Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
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- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Connelly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoups Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
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- Camp Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
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- North Brook ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
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- Monbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
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- Sawmills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Rutherford College
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
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 Startown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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