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 Upper Pigeonroost in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Upper Pigeonroost. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Upper Pigeonroost listed first.
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Relief
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <4>
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Sioux
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Day Book
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cloudland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bakersville <4>
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Backwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Unicoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unicoi
- Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unicoi <4>
- Erwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
- Bandana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Unaka Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unaka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Bee Log
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Marbleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Brownlow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Higgins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Windom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Ledger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heaton Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Carter County (TN)
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Gap Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Gap Run is located in Carter County (TN)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mitchell County: www.mitchellcounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Upper Pigeonroost, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |