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 Gay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gay listed first.
- Fallcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cullowhee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leatherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellijay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sylva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckasegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullasaja
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Cowarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Addie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Whittier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Bryson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cashiers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Gay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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