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 Plumtree in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Plumtree. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Plumtree listed first.
- Crossnore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Ayre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ledger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Estatoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Shell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- North Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Backwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Green Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Celo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hopson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Plato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
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 Plumtree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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