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 Spruce Pine in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spruce Pine. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spruce Pine listed first.
- Helton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Wallins Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Harlan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <3>
- Callaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Callaway is located in Bell County
- Creech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Spring Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Hoskinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Brightshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightshade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Evarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
- Evarts is located in Harlan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Cubage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Cutshin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Hyden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyden
- Hyden is located in Leslie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyden <3>
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <3>
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <3>
- Boons Path
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boons Path have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Boons Path is located in Lee County (VA)
- Hagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Big Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Goose Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Wasioto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Hubbard Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Springs
- Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County (VA)
- Flat Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Ewing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ewing is located in Lee County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <3>
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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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 Spruce Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |