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, Heaton Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Heaton Creek, with the one closest to Heaton Creek listed first.
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roan Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shell Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Backwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Hopson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Glen Ayre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Blevins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crossnore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ledger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Siam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Heaton Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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