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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>

While we didn't find Peppers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peppers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peppers listed first.

  • Red Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
  • Green Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
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  • Relief
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Bakersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bandana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bandana is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
  • Day Book
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
  • Glen Ayre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
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  • Cloudland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
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  • Sioux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
  • Ledger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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  • Windom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Windom is located in Yancey County
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  • Limestone Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bee Log
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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  • Higgins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Higgins is located in Yancey County
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  • Penland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Burbank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Backwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Plato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Estatoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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  • Heaton Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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  • Cane River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane River is located in Yancey County
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  • Spruce Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Unicoi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <2>
  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <2>
  • Unaka Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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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 Peppers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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