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 Rocky Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rocky Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rocky Gap listed first.
- Cutcane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Sweet Gum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Dora ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Culberson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Hothouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Mineral Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Curtis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Morganton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Letitia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Kyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Hemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Postell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wehutty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Ducktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pierceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Craytonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Vests
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Turtletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee
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 Rocky Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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