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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, Turtletown had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Turtletown, with the one closest to Turtletown listed first.

  • Wehutty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wehutty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehutty
    • Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Rymers ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rymers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
    • Rymers is located in Polk County
  • Ducktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hiwassee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee
    • Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Postell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Postell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
    • Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Wolf Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
    • Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Vests
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vests. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
    • Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Coker Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
    • Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Epperson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epperson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
    • Epperson is located in Monroe County
  • Servilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Servilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
    • Servilla is located in Polk County
  • Reliance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Reliance is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <3>
  • Hothouse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hothouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Kyle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Pierceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pierceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Rural Vale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rural Vale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
    • Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
  • Letitia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letitia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
    • Letitia is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Ogreeta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogreeta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
    • Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Unaka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
    • Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Curtis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Curtis is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Hothouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hothouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Hothouse is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Sweet Gum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Gum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum
    • Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County (GA)
  • Chable ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chable have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
    • Chable is located in Polk County
  • Cutcane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutcane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Culberson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
    • Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Sylco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylco
    • Sylco is located in Polk County
  • Mineral Bluff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jalapa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jalapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
    • Jalapa is located in Monroe County
  • Grape Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
    • Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Carlock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
    • Carlock is located in McMinn County

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 Turtletown, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.