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 Jefferson had a population of 413 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jefferson had a population of 1,534 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Beaver Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Dresden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
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- Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wagoner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nathans Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
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- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
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- Ore Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
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- Helton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Transou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Scottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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