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 Listening Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Listening Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Listening Rock listed first.
- Grayson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Whitetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Laurel Bloomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Osborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Loves Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
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 Listening Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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