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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 Soda Hill had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
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  • Sands
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Solo
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
  • Meat Camp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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  • Boone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
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  • Rutherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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  • Bamboo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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  • Triplett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Triplett is located in Watauga County
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  • Vilas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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  • Trade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <2>
  • 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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  • Aho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Aho is located in Watauga County
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  • Sutherland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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  • Sugar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valle Crucis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shulls Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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  • Stony Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
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  • Foscoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blowing Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Penley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Penley is located in Watauga County
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  • Beaver Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Creston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Reese
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
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  • Sweetwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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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 Soda Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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