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 Willits - Ochre Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willits - Ochre Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willits - Ochre Hill listed first.
- Addie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Balsam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
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- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Cullowhee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Laport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Cowarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
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- Rich Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
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- Tuckasegee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fallcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
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- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
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- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Retreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
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- Birdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
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- Whittier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
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- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Duff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Cove Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
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 Willits - Ochre Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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