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 Providence in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Providence. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
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- Vein Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Toms Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
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- Old Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dysartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
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- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Cuba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
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- Trio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
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- Bridgewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
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- Brindletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
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- North Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
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- Uree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
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- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
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- Golden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
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- Rollins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
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- Black Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Celo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
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 Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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