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 Fort Harry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Harry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Harry listed first.
- Gatlinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Line Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Wear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
- Pigeon Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Birdtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Waldens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Bryson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Fork is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Whittier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Judson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Sevierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hornet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Proctor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Wilmot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Fox ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ellejoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
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 Fort Harry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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