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 West Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Bend listed first.
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
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- Pino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
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- Pfafftown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cana is located in Davie County
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- Donnaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
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- Yadkinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Poindexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
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- Cornatzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cornatzer is located in Davie County
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- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
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- Footville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
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- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
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- Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
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- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
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- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
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- Alspaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Davie County
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- Reedy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
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- Rural Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
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 West Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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