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 in 1895, Mars Hill had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mars Hill had a population of 1,881 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
- Ivy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jupiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
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- Stocksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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- Paint Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paint Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Price Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Big Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
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- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cane River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Hensley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
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- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stackhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
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 Mars Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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