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 Cooktown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cooktown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Glen Ayre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
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- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
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- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
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- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Green Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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- Heaton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Backwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Penland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Estatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
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 Cooktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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