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 Laurel Fork in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel Fork. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel Fork listed first.
- Shell Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elk Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Heaton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Hopson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Backwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Leander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Casper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Glen Ayre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Doeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Valley Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Laurel Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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