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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>

While we didn't find Trout in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Trout. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Trout listed first.

  • Creston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fig
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fig is located in Ashe County
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  • Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton is located in Ashe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Sutherland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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  • Dresden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresden is located in Ashe County
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  • Roten
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Roten is located in Ashe County
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  • Beaver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Comet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Comet is located in Ashe County
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  • Meat Camp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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  • Solo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Solo is located in Watauga County
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  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Osborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
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  • Trade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Trade is located in Johnson County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
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  • Zionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Soda Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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  • Norris ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Norris is located in Watauga County
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  • Lansing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Apple Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
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  • Sands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sands is located in Watauga County
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  • Grayson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County
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  • Rutherwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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  • Reese
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Reese is located in Watauga County
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  • Amantha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Amantha is located in Watauga County
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  • Boone
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
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  • Wagoner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wagoner is located in Ashe County
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  • Nathans Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
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  • Sturgills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgills is located in Ashe County
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  • Mountain City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
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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 Trout, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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