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 Erastus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Erastus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Erastus listed first.
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fallcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Ellijay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Tuckasegee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cullasaja
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Cashiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cowarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Cullowhee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scaly Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Balsam Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Balsam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Erastus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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