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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 Bald Creek had a population of 166 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bald Creek, with the one closest to Bald Creek listed first.

  • Cane River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cane River is located in Yancey County
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  • Paint Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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  • Price Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Price Creek is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
  • Hensley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hensley is located in Yancey County
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  • Higgins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Higgins is located in Yancey County
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  • Paint Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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  • Bee Log
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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  • Burnsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pensacola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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  • Little Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Creek is located in Madison County
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  • Ivy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy is located in Madison County
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  • Brownlow ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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  • Rockview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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  • Day Book
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
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  • Sioux
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County
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  • Mars Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Democrat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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  • Barnardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Windom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Windom is located in Yancey County
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  • Dillingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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  • Green Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ernestville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
  • Clear Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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    • Former name for Clear Branch:
    • Kittyton
  • Relief
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
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  • Loganton ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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  • Briggs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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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 Bald Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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