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 Foster Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foster Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foster Creek listed first.
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Big Laurel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Allegheny
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Barnard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Paint Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Bald Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jupiter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Democrat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Ernestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Stocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cane River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Bee Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Foster Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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