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 Elk Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk Park listed first.
- Shell Creek
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Roan Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Crossnore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Backwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Foscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Casper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
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 Elk Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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