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 Wilkesboro had a population of 336 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wilkesboro had a population of 3,430 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilkesboro, with the one closest to Wilkesboro listed first.
- Adley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cricket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Moravian Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairplains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplains
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Millers Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Gilreath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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- Dehart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ready Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Dockery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dockery is located in Wilkes County
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- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vannoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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- Ronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
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 Wilkesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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