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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Amantha had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Amantha, with the one closest to Amantha listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vilas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls was located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Valle Crucis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Leander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leander is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meat Camp is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Trade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norris was located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sands is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Soda Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Soda Hill is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Foscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vaughtsville was located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Solo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Solo is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Casper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Casper was located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Rutherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stump Knob was located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Kelsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Blowing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo is also located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ironville was located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Elk Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
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 Amantha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |