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

• Marion
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marion is also located in McDowell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
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• Nebo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nebo is also located in McDowell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <2>
• Toms Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Toms Creek is also located in McDowell County
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• Bridgewater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridgewater is located in Burke County
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• Greenlee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenlee is also located in McDowell County
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• Sugar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Hill is also located in McDowell County
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• Dysartsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dysartsville is also located in McDowell County
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• Vein Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Vein Mountain is also located in McDowell County
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• North Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Cove is also located in McDowell County
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• Old Fort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Fort is also located in McDowell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
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• Brindletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brindletown is located in Burke County
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• Rollins ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rollins was located in Burke County
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• Glen Alpine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
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• Ashford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ashford is also located in McDowell County
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• Otter Creek ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Otter Creek was located in Rutherford County
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• Trio ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trio was located in Rutherford County
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• Dendron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dendron is also located in McDowell County
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• Cuba ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cuba was located in Rutherford County
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• Golden ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden was located in Rutherford County
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• Calvin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Calvin is located in Burke County
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• Table Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Table Rock is located in Burke County
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• Chambers ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chambers was located in Burke County
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• Spruce Pine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
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• Estatoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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• Worry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Worry is located in Burke County
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• Celo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Celo is located in Yancey County
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