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 Briertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Briertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Briertown listed first.
- Aquone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Hewitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Nantahala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Stecoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Judson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Tuskeegee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Robbinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leatherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tusquitee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Coalville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Shooting Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Yellow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Cullasaja
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Marble
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Otto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whittier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Briertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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