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, Grayson had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grayson, with the one closest to Grayson listed first.
- Laurel Bloomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roten
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Osborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Green Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sturgills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Doe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
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 Grayson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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