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 Whiteoak Flats in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whiteoak Flats. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whiteoak Flats listed first.
- Sioux
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Bee Log
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Higgins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Unaka Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Ernestville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernestville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Cane River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane River
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Unicoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bald Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Creek
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
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 Whiteoak Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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