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 Cowee in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cowee. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cowee listed first.
- Leatherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Ellijay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Bryson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Aquone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Fallcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cullowhee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Hewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Laport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Birdtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Nantahala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Beta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckasegee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowarts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Cowee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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