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 Mortimer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mortimer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mortimer listed first.
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Collettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collettsville
- Collettsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collettsville <3>
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Muttenz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Ridge
- Jonas Ridge is located in Burke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonas Ridge <3>
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Kelsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Crossnore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossnore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossnore
- Crossnore is located in Avery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossnore <3>
- Table Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Worry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Blowing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
- Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <3>
- Ashford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Foscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foscoe
- Foscoe is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foscoe <3>
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
- Shulls Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Buffalo Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Aho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hibriten ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Yadkin Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkin Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin Valley
- Yadkin Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Penley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Valle Crucis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Crucis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Crucis
- Valle Crucis is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Crucis <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Mortimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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