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 Raven Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Raven Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Raven Branch listed first.
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Nough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Edwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Wilton Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Del Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Del Rio is located in Cocke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Rio <4>
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Oldtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Parrottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
- Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <4>
- Carson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Jones Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Paint Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Bybee is located in Cocke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bybee <4>
- Cataloochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cataloochee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Palm ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fines Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fines Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Caney Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Ottinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Chestnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
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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 Raven Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |