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 Altamont in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altamont. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Crossnore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonas Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ledger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Penland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Estatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Table Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Heaton Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Shell Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Perkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Upton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Collettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roan Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Foscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
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 Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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