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

  • Sioux
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Sioux is located in Yancey County
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  • Relief
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Unaka Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
  • Day Book
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
  • Erwin
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Brownlow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
  • Bee Log
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee Log is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
  • Green Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
  • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Hensley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hensley is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
  • Higgins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Higgins is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Unicoi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Limestone Cove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
  • Ernestville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
  • Embreeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Embreeville is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
  • Clear Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Former name for Clear Branch:
    • Kittyton
  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
  • Loganton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
  • Bald Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
  • Cane River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cane River is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Windom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Windom is located in Yancey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
  • Bandana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bandana is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
  • Bakersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloudland ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
  • Marbleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marbleton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton

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 Poplar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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