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, Backwoods had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Backwoods, with the one closest to Backwoods listed first.
- Plato
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County
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- Burbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
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- Heaton Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Hopson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
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- Blevins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Roan Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
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- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Limestone Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Gap Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
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- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
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- Valley Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Marbleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
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- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Mitchell County (NC)
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- Bakersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Milligan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
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- Okolona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Unicoi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Backwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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