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, Big Ridge had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Ridge, with the one closest to Big Ridge listed first.
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckasegee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Cowarts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Cashiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fallcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
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- Rich Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Cullowhee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellijay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Highlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Cullasaja
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
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- Sylva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
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- Dillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherryfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leatherman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Scaly Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- East Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
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 Big Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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