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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Glen Ayre had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Glen Ayre, with the one closest to Glen Ayre listed first.
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
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- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Ledger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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- Heaton Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Bandana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
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- Backwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Green Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Day Book
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Estatoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
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 Glen Ayre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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