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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 Brookside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.

  • Solo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Soda Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Sands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Meat Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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  • Rutherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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  • Boone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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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  • Bamboo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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  • Triplett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Triplett is located in Watauga County
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  • Baldwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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  • Zionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
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  • Stony Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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  • Sutherland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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  • Beaver Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Trade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <2>
  • Vilas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Creston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Amantha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
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  • Sugar Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Valle Crucis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shulls Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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  • Penley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Penley is located in Watauga County
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  • Blowing Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Ashe County
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  • Fig
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fig is located in Ashe County
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  • Sweetwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater 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 Brookside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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