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 Wasp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wasp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wasp listed first.
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Lynch ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Nough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wolf Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
- Del Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Del Rio is located in Cocke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Rio <4>
- Big Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Naillon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Sandy Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County (NC)
- Stackhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stackhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Sterling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cedar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Palm ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Fines Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fines Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Limestone Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Caney Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Parrottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
- Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <4>
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County (NC)
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Canto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
- White Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Edwina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Wilton Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke 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 Wasp, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |