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 in 1895, Silver Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Lake, with the one closest to Silver Lake listed first.
- Laurel Bloomery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Osborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County
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- Little Doe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
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- Roten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fig is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
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- Comet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Trade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Dresden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Doeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
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- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Zionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Sturgills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Casper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Helton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Holston Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
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 Silver Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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