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 Linville Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Linville Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Linville Falls listed first.
- Jonas Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossnore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Penland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Ledger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Table Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Worry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Globe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Collettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Upton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Heaton Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Celo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Toms Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Kelsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Foscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
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 Linville Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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