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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 Walks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walks listed first.

  • Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise is located in Davidson County
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  • Midway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Arcadia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Reedy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
  • Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Arnold is located in Davidson County
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  • Welcome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany is located in Davidson County
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  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Salem is located in Forsyth County
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  • Advance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alspaugh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
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  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jimes ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jimes is located in Davidson County
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  • Lewisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornatzer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornatzer is located in Davie County
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  • Pfafftown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kernersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna is located in Forsyth County
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  • Sapona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sapona is located in Davidson County
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  • Bethania
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bethania is located in Forsyth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Thomasville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
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  • Fair Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
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  • High Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Farmington is located in Davie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington

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 Walks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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