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 in 1895, Cherokee had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cherokee, with the one closest to Cherokee listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birdtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullowhee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Laport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cowarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Cataloochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Tuckasegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Gatlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Cherokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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