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 Rice Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rice Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rice Bend listed first.
- Little Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Briggs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs is located in Unicoi County
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- Hensley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hensley is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Loganton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County
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- Brownlow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownlow is located in Unicoi County
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- Clear Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
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- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Allegheny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Big Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Laurel is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Ernestville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ernestville is located in Unicoi County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,311 people
- Bald Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Creek is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Bee Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bee Log is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Higgins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paint Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Paint Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Gap is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Cane River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cane River is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Unaka Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unaka Springs is located in Unicoi County
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- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
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- Ivy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Sioux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County (NC)
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- Price Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Stackhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Rollins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County (NC)
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- Democrat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County (NC)
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- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkson is located in Washington 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 Rice Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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