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, Watauga had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Watauga had a population of 373 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Watauga, with the one closest to Watauga listed first.
- Piney Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carnegie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
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- Keenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Austin Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Milligan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Elizabethton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Childress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Valley Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
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- Flourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
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- Lella ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
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- Marbleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
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- Gap Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
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- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
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- Boring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
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- Keebler Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
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- February
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- February is located in Washington County
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- Jonesborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
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- Sac ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
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- Lawson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
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- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Blountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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