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 Swiss in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swiss. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swiss listed first.
- Bald Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Paint Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Cane River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Price Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Higgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Paint Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Bee Log
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Little Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County
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- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sioux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Democrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
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- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pensacola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Day Book
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Briggs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Ernestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Dillingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Swiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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