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 Pigeonroost in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Pigeonroost. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Pigeonroost listed first.
- Relief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Sioux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Herrell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <3>
- Day Book
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Limestone Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Bee Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Higgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <3>
- Erwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <3>
- Unaka Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unaka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Unicoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <3>
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cloudland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- 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 <3>
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Cane River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Ledger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Backwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Embreeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embreeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Embreeville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Ernestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Marbleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Pigeonroost, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |