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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Bald Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bald Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Cane River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Paint Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Higgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rockview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Burnsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Yancey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
- Bee Log
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Democrat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Barnardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <4>
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
- Dillingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Windom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Little Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Celo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <4>
- Stocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Beech
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Relief
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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. |
| <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. |