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

  • Bandy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bandy is also located in Catawba County
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  • Catawba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Conover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Conover is also located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
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  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newton is also located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
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  • Catfish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Catfish is also located in Catawba County
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  • Startown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Startown is also located in Catawba County
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  • Maiden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maiden is also located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
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  • Monbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Monbo is also located in Catawba County
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  • Blackburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackburn is also located in Catawba County
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  • Denver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickory is also located in Catawba County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Plateau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Plateau is also located in Catawba County
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  • Watts ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts was located in Iredell County
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  • Troutman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Barium Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
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  • Scotts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotts is located in Iredell County
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  • Stony Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Point is located in Alexander County
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  • Penelope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Penelope is located in Burke County
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  • Reepsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reepsville is located in Lincoln County
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  • Lincolnton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Iron Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
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  • Triangle ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Triangle was located in Lincoln County
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  • River View ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • River View was located in Mecklenburg County
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  • Mayhew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
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  • Doolie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Doolie is located in Iredell 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 Witherspoon Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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