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>
Otter Creek itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otter Creek, with the one closest to Otter Creek listed first.
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Uree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Vein Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Greenlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bat Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherfordton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dysartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Black Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Sunshine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Golden ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swannanoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Otter Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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