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, Swan Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swan Creek, with the one closest to Swan Creek listed first.
- Rena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Clingman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Longtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ronda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osbornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osbornville
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
- Benham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Hamptonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dellaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Crutchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- State Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lomax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Footville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Swan Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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