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 Walsh in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walsh. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Obids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
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- Parsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Stony Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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- Maple Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Ready Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Wagoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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- Millers Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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- Ore Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
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- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Transou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
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- Beaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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- Darby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Nathans Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Cricket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Springfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
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- Laurel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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