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 Cranberry Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cranberry Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cranberry Gap listed first.
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Crossnore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Jonas Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Backwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blevins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Ledger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Shulls Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
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 Cranberry Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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