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>
Hensley itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hensley, with the one closest to Hensley listed first.
- Bee Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Higgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Cane River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Clear Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Paint Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Ernestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Price Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Day Book
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Unaka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Briggs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Paint Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Relief
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Green Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Hensley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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