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 Buncombe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Buncombe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Buncombe listed first.
- Lella ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Blountville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Thom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Mill Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Colby ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Boring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Piney Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Childress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Orebank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Flourville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Keenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Watauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Paperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 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 Buncombe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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