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 Spear in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spear. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spear listed first.
- Crossnore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Ayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Ledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
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- Estatoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
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- Shell Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Roan Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Backwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- North Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Plato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Day Book
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Celo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Hopson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Relief
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
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 Spear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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