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 Sweetgum in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sweetgum. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sweetgum listed first.
- Robbinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nantahala
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Andrews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Stecoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Tuskeegee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Aquone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Proctor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Proctor is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Judson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Tusquitee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Tomotla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomotla is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotla
- Peachtree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elf is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Shooting Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brasstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Grape Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Warne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campagne is located in Towns County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Caringer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caringer
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 Sweetgum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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