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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Celo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
- Paint Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Rockview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dillingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Cane River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Barnardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <3>
- Bald Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Paint Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- 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) - Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <3>
- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Estatoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Bandana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Hensley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Penland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
- Penland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <3>
- Ledger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <3>
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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. |
| <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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |