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 Olivet in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Olivet. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Olivet listed first.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Birdtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Dillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Bryson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Cullowhee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Laport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Judson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fallcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Tuckasegee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Waynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cataloochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cove Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
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 Olivet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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