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 Hankins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hankins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hankins listed first.
- Toms Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toms Creek is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- North Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Cove is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Ashford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashford is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Dysartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dysartsville is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Old Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vein Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Glen Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dendron is also located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Spruce Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brindletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rollins was located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Estatoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Table Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Celo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Penland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek was located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Trio ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trio was located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambers was located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Worry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
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 Hankins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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