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 Grandfather in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grandfather. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grandfather listed first.
- Foscoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crossnore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Shulls Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonas Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Upton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Valle Crucis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Vilas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Boone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Shell Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Aho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Heaton Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bamboo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Roan Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Reese
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Glen Ayre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
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 Grandfather, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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