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 Shoal in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk Shoal. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk Shoal listed first.
- Cane River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Higgins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Bee Log
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Paint Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Hensley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Price Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
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- Little Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Ernestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
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- Unaka Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
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 Shoal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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