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>
Bushnell itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bushnell, with the one closest to Bushnell listed first.
- Judson ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuskeegee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Stecoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Hewitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Nantahala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Birdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Yellow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Robbinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Aquone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Leatherman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Line Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Wear Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gatlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
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 Bushnell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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