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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>

While we didn't find Boone Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Boone Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Boone Fork listed first.

  • Kelsey
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kelsey is located in Watauga County
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  • Blowing Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Foscoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shulls Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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  • Upton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Upton is located in Caldwell County
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  • Globe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Globe is located in Caldwell County
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  • Valle Crucis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Aho
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
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  • Boone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
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  • Vilas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bamboo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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  • Sugar Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Penley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Penley is located in Watauga County
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  • Rutherwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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  • Sands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Amantha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
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  • Triplett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Triplett is located in Watauga County
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  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
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  • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
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  • Crossnore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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  • Patterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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  • Buffalo Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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  • Solo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Soda Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Meat Camp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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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 Boone Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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