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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watauga. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watauga listed first.
- Abingdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Lowland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glade Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Laurel Bloomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleenors
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Paperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Ruthton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Craigs Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Loves Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Alum Wells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
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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