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 Roan Mountain had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2010, Roan Mountain had a population of 1,360 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Roan Mountain, with the one closest to Roan Mountain listed first.
- Shell Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shell Creek is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Heaton Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Backwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Blevins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Elk Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mills is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plato is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland was located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lineback was located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Fish Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stump Knob was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Gap Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ironville was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Valley Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Forge is also located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek was located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casper was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- High Health ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- High Health was located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell was located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls was located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
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 Roan Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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