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 Altapass in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altapass. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altapass listed first.
- Spruce Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Estatoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Ledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Jonas Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toms Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Green Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pensacola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Perkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Day Book
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Altapass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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