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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Ayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
    • Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Burbank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Heaton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heaton Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
    • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Backwoods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
  • Bakersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plato
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
    • Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
  • Shell Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Hopson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
    • Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Limestone Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
    • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
  • Blevins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Bandana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bandana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
    • Bandana is located in Mitchell County
  • Ledger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
    • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
  • Relief
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
  • Green Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Day Book
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
  • Penland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
    • Penland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <4>
  • Crossnore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gap Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
    • Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sioux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County
  • Estatoe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
    • Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
  • Spruce Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Unicoi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Cloudland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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