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 Windy Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Windy Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Windy Gap listed first.
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
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- Lovelace ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace is located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Osbornville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Osbornville is located in Wilkes County
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- Clingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Gilreath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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- New Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
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- Swan Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
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- Ronda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
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- Wilkesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vashti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Fairplains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Moravian Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
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- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Eagle Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Iredell County
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- Hamptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
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- Elkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
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- Lomax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
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- Adley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adley is located in Wilkes 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 Windy Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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