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 Murchison in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Murchison. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Murchison listed first.
- Pensacola
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Celo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Gap
- Rockview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Dillingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Cane River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Barnardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Log
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Bandana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ledger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Murchison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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