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 Heaton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Heaton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
- Shell Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Foscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valle Crucis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Casper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Amantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Backwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Kelsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Blevins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
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 Heaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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