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 in 1895, Sylva had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sylva had a population of 2,739 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sylva, with the one closest to Sylva listed first.
- Dillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Beta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Addie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cullowhee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Laport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Cowarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Balsam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whittier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckasegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Leatherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Bryson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullasaja
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
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 Sylva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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