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, Vilas had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Vilas, with the one closest to Vilas listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valle Crucis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amantha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County
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- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Foscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leander is located in Watauga County
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- Sands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
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- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reese is located in Watauga County
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- Meat Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Soda Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
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- Trade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kelsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Watauga County
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- Solo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
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- Blowing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bamboo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
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- Rutherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
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- Aho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
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- Casper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casper is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stump Knob 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 Vilas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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