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 Valley Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valley Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valley Creek listed first.
- Foscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
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- Kelsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
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- Valle Crucis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blowing Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
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- Vilas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Caldwell County
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- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
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- Leander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
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- Aho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bamboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Jonas Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Soda Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Meat Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
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- Penley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
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- Triplett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Solo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Zionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Shell Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
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 Valley Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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