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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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penland
    • Penland is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penland <3>
  • Estatoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estatoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
    • Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
  • Ledger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
    • Ledger is located in Mitchell County
  • North Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
    • North Cove is located in McDowell County
  • Ashford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bandana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bandana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
    • Bandana is located in Mitchell County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Ayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
    • Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Windom is located in Yancey County
  • Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
    • Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
  • Red Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Hill
    • From Spruce Pine to Red Hill
  • Toms Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
    • Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
  • Herrell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
    • Herrell is located in Mitchell County
  • Green Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloudland ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloudland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
    • Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
  • Day Book
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Day Book. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
    • Day Book is located in Yancey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Day Book
    • From Spruce Pine to Day Book
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pensacola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pensacola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
    • Pensacola is located in Yancey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pensacola
    • From Spruce Pine to Pensacola
  • Nebo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
    • Nebo is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>
  • Table Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Burke County
  • Relief
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Relief. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
    • Relief is located in Mitchell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Relief
    • From Spruce Pine to Relief
  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • Heaton Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Burbank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burbank
    • From Spruce Pine to Burbank

The official website for Spruce Pine: www.sprucepine.org/

The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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