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

  • Kings Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
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  • Earl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bethany is located in York County
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  • Elbethel ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
  • Durbro ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Zadok ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Zadok is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Hopewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell is located in York County
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  • Kings Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Filbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Filbert is located in York County
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  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Hoodtown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoodtown is located in York County
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  • Clover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Nicholsville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Shelby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
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  • Blairsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blairsville is located in York County
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  • Bowling Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fancy ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fancy is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Stubbs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
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  • Boiling Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Wilburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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