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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 Willowbend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willowbend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willowbend listed first.
- Kernersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walkertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Alspaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Stokesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- High Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Pfafftown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
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 Willowbend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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