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, Comet had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Dresden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Clifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Nathans Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wagoner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Bloomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
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 Comet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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