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 Alarka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alarka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alarka listed first.
- Bryson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leatherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Whittier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Judson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Birdtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Dillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hewitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nantahala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Stecoah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Aquone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Cullasaja
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Ellijay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cullowhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Fallcliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Addie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- East Laport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Proctor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
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 Alarka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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