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, Elk Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Mills, with the one closest to Elk Mills listed first.
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
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- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
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- Ironville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
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- Roan Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
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- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Leander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Hopson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
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- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Doeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
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- Blevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Heaton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
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- Sweetwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Reese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
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- Pandora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
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- Siam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Backwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
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- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Valley Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
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 Elk Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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