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 Whiting in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whiting. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
- Fish Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Elk Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
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- Siam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Casper ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
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- Doeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Valley Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Hopson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
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- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
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- Pandora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
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- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roan Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Gap Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
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- Keenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Leander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Plato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plato is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Backwoods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Backwoods is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backwoods
- Heaton Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Reese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Little Doe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
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 Whiting, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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