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 Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cullasaja
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Otto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Scaly Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Highlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cullowhee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hewitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Nantahala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Shooting Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Cashiers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckasegee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Sylva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Big Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Cowarts
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Judson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Whittier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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