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

  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Forsyth County
  • Arcadia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcadia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Davidson County
  • Enterprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Davidson County
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Bethany ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Davidson County
  • Reedy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
    • Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
  • Arnold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Davidson County
  • Welcome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alspaugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alspaugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
    • Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
  • Advance
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Davie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <4>
  • Pfafftown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
  • Bethania
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
    • Bethania is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Kernersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kernersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernersville
    • Kernersville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kernersville <4>
  • Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedges Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
    • Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Forsyth County
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Davie County
  • Jimes ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
    • Jimes is located in Davidson County
  • Walkertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
  • Cornatzer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornatzer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornatzer
    • Cornatzer is located in Davie County
  • High Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Guilford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
  • Dennis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Forsyth County

The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Wilshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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