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)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Soda Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Boone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Solo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Rutherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meat Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Bamboo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Aho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Vilas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
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- 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)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Penley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Stony Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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- Beaver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
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- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
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. |
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