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 Ela in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ela. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ela listed first.
- Whittier
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birdtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Bryson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Beta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Addie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Cullowhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Hewitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Fallcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- East Laport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Balsam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Cowarts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Proctor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Tuskeegee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
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 Ela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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