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, Kelsey had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kelsey, with the one closest to Kelsey listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shulls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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- Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
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- Foscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
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- Valle Crucis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bamboo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Penley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Amantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
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- Buffalo Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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- Soda Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
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- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
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- Sweetwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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- Darby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Solo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Meat Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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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 Kelsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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