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 Whitson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whitson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Sioux
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Day Book
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Unicoi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unaka Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka Springs
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow
- Bee Log
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Log
- Bakersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Plato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Higgins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Backwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Embreeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Embreeville is located in Washington County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Marbleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burbank is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Ernestville
(11 miles [17.7 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
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 Whitson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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