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 Little Switzerland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Little Switzerland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Little Switzerland listed first.
- Estatoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Celo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Ledger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Ashford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Jonas Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Crossnore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Day Book
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Glen Ayre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Bridgewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
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 Little Switzerland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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