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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>

Cloudland itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Glen Ayre
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
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  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
  • Burbank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Heaton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Backwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
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  • Bakersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Shell Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Roan Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Hopson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Limestone Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
  • Blevins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Bandana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bandana is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
  • Ledger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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  • Relief
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
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  • Green Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Day Book
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
  • Penland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crossnore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gap Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sioux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County
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  • Estatoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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  • Spruce Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Unicoi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <2>

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 Cloudland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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