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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clifton had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clifton, with the one closest to Clifton listed first.

  • Dresden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dresden is located in Ashe County
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  • Fig
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fig is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
  • Comet
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Comet is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Creston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roten
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roten is located in Ashe County
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  • Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
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  • Beaver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Sutherland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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  • Helton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Helton is located in Ashe County
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  • Sturgills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgills is located in Ashe County
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  • Grayson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County
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  • Osborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Wagoner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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  • Nathans Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Crumpler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Trade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
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  • Meat Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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  • Whitetop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Solo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Zionville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Soda Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Green Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
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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 Clifton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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