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 Willen Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willen Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willen Gap listed first.
- Osborn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County
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- Roten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Sutherland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fig
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fig is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Mountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
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- Laurel Bloomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Zionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Doe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
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- Reese
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Meat Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Beaver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Sturgills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Pandora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
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- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Amantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Soda Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Solo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Solo is located in Watauga County (NC)
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- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Willen Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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