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 Gap had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paint Gap, with the one closest to Paint Gap listed first.
- Price Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Cane River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Paint Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Higgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Rockview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
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- Democrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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- Barnardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Windom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
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- Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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- Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
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- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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- Beech
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Relief
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Relief is located in Mitchell 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 Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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