RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Watauga County >> Silverstone >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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

  • Amantha
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
  • Sugar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Vilas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Meat Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
  • Trade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <2>
  • Reese
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Valle Crucis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Leander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leander is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
  • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
  • Boone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <2>
  • Sands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Soda Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
  • Shulls Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
  • Solo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Foscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sutherland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
  • Rutherwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
  • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
  • Bamboo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Casper ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
  • Kelsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kelsey is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Blowing Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Aho
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
  • Creston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
  • Stump Knob ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stump Knob is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob

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 Silverstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.