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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 Perkinsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Perkinsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Perkinsville listed first.

  • Boone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
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  • Sands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Bamboo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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  • Rutherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
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  • Aho
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
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  • Solo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Soda Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Shulls Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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  • Triplett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Triplett is located in Watauga County
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  • Meat Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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  • Blowing Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vilas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Valle Crucis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Foscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kelsey is located in Watauga County
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  • Amantha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
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  • Sugar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Penley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Penley is located in Watauga County
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  • Stony Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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  • Zionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Upton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Upton is located in Caldwell County
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  • Trade
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
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  • Sweetwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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  • Buffalo Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
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  • Darby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Darby is located in Wilkes County
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  • Baldwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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  • Reese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
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  • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga 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 Perkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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