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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Windy Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Windy Ridge listed first.
- Mineral Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hothouse
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Curtis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Cutcane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Blue Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morganton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Dora ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Sweet Gum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
- Pierceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- 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
- Hothouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Culberson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Craytonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Ducktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Log
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wehutty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
- Letitia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Letitia is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
- Postell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Santaluca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- 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
- White Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Turtletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Vests
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
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 Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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