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>
While we didn't find Thankful in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thankful. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thankful listed first.
- Boomer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
- Kings Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Ready Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Moravian Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Draco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
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- Ellendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
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- Purlear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Cilley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
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- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
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- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Maple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilkesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Gilreath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Yadkin Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Parsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Darby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
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 Thankful, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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