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 Laxon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laxon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laxon listed first.
- Triplett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rutherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Solo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Soda Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Norris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Boone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Darby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Meat Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Blowing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Obids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Shulls Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kelsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Ready Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Branch
- Zionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Laxon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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