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>
Ironville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ironville, with the one closest to Ironville listed first.
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
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- Lineback ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
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- Casper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
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- High Health ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
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- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
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- Doeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
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- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Leander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
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- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Sweetwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
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- Little Doe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
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- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Siam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
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- White Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Blevins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge
(12 miles [19.3 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 Ironville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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