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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Proctor had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Proctor, with the one closest to Proctor listed first.
- Tuskeegee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
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- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
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- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
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- Stecoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
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- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
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- Judson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County
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- Robbinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
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- Nantahala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
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- Line Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County (TN)
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- Bryson City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chilhowee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Wear Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
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- Ipe ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
- Andrews
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aquone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
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- Seaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County (TN)
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- Hornet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County (TN)
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- Blockhouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Whittier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gatlinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montvale is located in Blount County (TN)
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- Coalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
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- Birdtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
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- Mint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mint is located in Blount County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Citico ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Citico is located in Monroe 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 Proctor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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