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 Upper Shell Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Upper Shell Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Upper Shell Creek listed first.
- Shell Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shell Creek is 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 west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Roan Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Backwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Cloudland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloudland is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
- Elk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
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- Hopson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Fish Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Crossnore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
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- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Casper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gap Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Limestone Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
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 Upper Shell Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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