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 Bakersville had a population of 615 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bakersville had a population of 441 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bakersville, with the one closest to Bakersville listed first.
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bandana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ledger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Glen Ayre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Estatoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Backwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Higgins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Bakersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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