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 Watauga Point in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watauga Point. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watauga Point listed first.
- Milligan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
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- Watauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elizabethton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Gap Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
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- Valley Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
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- Keenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
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- Carnegie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
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- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
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- Marbleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
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- Piney Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Childress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
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- Austin Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
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- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Flourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
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- Unicoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
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- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plato is located in Carter County
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- Hopson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
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- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
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- Jonesborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lella ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
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- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
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- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
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 Watauga Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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