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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk Valley listed first.
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Foscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Elk Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Shulls Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Vilas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Roan Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- 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
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kelsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Amantha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Casper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Fish Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Glen Ayre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Jonas Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Blowing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Backwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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