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 Boone had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Boone had a population of 20,003 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Boone, with the one closest to Boone listed first.
- Sands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Shulls Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Soda Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Blowing Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aho
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Solo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Vilas
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valle Crucis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Amantha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Penley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Stony Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
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- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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