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 Ledger had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ledger, with the one closest to Ledger listed first.
- Penland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Estatoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Glen Ayre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Windom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Green Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Celo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Relief
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- North Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Jonas Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Backwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Higgins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
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 Ledger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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