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 Hughes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hughes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hughes listed first.
- Crossnore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ledger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roan Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Penland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Foscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Estatoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Backwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Kelsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Shulls Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Valle Crucis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Elk Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
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 Hughes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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