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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Paint Fork had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paint Fork, with the one closest to Paint Fork listed first.
- Ivy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
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- Paint Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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- Barnardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Price Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bald Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Dillingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Cane River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Little Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Stocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Jupiter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
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- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Hensley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
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- Windom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Day Book
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Big Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County
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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 Paint Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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