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 Blowing Rock had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Blowing Rock had a population of 1,316 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blowing Rock, with the one closest to Blowing Rock listed first.
- Kelsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
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- Aho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Upton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bamboo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Rutherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valle Crucis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Triplett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Darby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Solo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Soda Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
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- Meat Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Yadkin Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
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- Stony Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
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 Blowing Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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