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, Nantahala had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Nantahala, with the one closest to Nantahala listed first.
- Hewitt
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Stecoah
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aquone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Tuskeegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Robbinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Andrews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tusquitee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Bryson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Marble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shooting Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Tomotla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tomotla is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Peachtree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Whittier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullasaja
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birdtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
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 Nantahala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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