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>
While we didn't find Cold Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cold Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cold Springs listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Perkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- North Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Worry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Collettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Hartland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Kelsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Ledger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Foscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Glen Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gamewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Blowing Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Bakersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Cold Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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