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, Leatherman had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leatherman, with the one closest to Leatherman listed first.
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Ellijay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fallcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cullowhee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Laport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Birdtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckasegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aquone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nantahala
(16 miles [25.7 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 Leatherman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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