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 Unahala in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Unahala. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Unahala listed first.
- Leatherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whittier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Birdtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Hewitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Cullasaja
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullasaja is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullasaja
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullowhee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fallcliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nantahala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aquone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquone is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquone
- East Laport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stecoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tuckasegee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cowarts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Tuskeegee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tuskeegee is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
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 Unahala, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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