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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sands had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sands, with the one closest to Sands listed first.

  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
  • Soda Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
  • Boone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Solo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
  • Rutherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meat Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meat Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
  • Bamboo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Triplett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Triplett is located in Watauga County
  • Aho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
  • Vilas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <3>
  • Valle Crucis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shulls Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Amantha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amantha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
  • Sugar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blowing Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Trade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Foscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in Watauga County
  • Penley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
    • Penley is located in Watauga County
  • Stony Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
  • Sweetwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
  • Sutherland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
  • Beaver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
  • Reese
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
  • Leander
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
    • Leander is located in Watauga County
  • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
    • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County

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 Sands, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.