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, Higgins had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Higgins, with the one closest to Higgins listed first.
- Bee Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Cane River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Bald Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Day Book
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Paint Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Green Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Relief
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Unaka Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Ernestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Bandana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Ivy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Celo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Erwin
(12 miles [19.3 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 Higgins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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