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 Spruce Pine had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Spruce Pine had a population of 2,126 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Spruce Pine, with the one closest to Spruce Pine listed first.
- Penland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Estatoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Ledger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- North Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Ashford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bandana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Celo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Jonas Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Green Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Day Book
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pensacola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Relief
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Spruce Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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