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 Marion had a population of 799 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marion had a population of 7,937 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Greenlee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
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- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Vein Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
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- Dysartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
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- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Brindletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
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- Trio ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
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- Glen Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
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- Cuba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Golden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
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- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
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- Table Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
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- Spruce Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Estatoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Chambers ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambers is located in Burke County
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- Celo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Black Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Penland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Worry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
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 Marion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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