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, Windom had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Windom, with the one closest to Windom listed first.
- Burnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Day Book
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
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- Pensacola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
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- Celo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
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- Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bandana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
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- Estatoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
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- Ledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
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- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County
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- Higgins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
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- Cane River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County
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- Paint Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County
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- Price Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Relief
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Relief is located in Mitchell County
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- Penland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
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- Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
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- Bee Log
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County
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- Bald Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County
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- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Hensley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County
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- Paint Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
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- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
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 Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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