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 Osborne Knob in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Osborne Knob. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Osborne Knob listed first.
- Estatoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
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- Penland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
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- Ledger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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- Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
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- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
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- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
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- Pensacola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Old Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Day Book
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
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- Glen Ayre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
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- Jonas Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price 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 Osborne Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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