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 Orion in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Orion. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Orion listed first.
- Wagoner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nathans Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Ore Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ore Knob is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Knob
- Obids
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Transou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Furches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furches is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furches
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Topia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vannoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoy
- Weavers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Sturgills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Wilbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roten
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Orion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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