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 Banner Elk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Banner Elk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Banner Elk listed first.
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kelsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Amantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blowing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Casper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Upton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Roan Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 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 Banner Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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