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 Fontana Dam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fontana Dam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fontana Dam listed first.
- Yellow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairfax
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Tuskeegee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is also located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Robbinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stecoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caringer was located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
- Nantahala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Judson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ipe ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ipe was located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Andrews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Springs was located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Coalville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Citico ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Citico was located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Marble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mint
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mint is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Blockhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Aquone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Montvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montvale is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Line Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville was located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Seaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rafter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rafter is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter
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 Fontana Dam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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