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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Rutherford County
  • Sugar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Uree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
    • Uree is located in Rutherford County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
  • Chimney Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trio ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Rutherford County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
    • Mack is located in Rutherford County
  • Dendron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dendron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
    • Dendron is located in McDowell County
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
    • Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
  • Black Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
    • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <4>
  • Toms Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
    • Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
  • Sunshine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sunshine
    • From Otter Creek to Sunshine
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Rutherford County
  • Nebo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Nebo is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>
  • Washburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swannanoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
  • Forest City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bostic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <4>
  • Brindletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgewater
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Burke County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Otter Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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