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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 Whitetop had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitetop, with the one closest to Whitetop listed first.

  • Green Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grayson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grayson
    • From Whitetop to Grayson
  • Apple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
    • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Apple Grove
    • From Whitetop to Apple Grove
  • Laurel Bloomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Bloomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bloomery
    • Laurel Bloomery is located in Johnson County (TN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Bloomery <4>
  • Sturgills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturgills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
    • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sturgills
    • From Whitetop to Sturgills
  • Roten
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
    • Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roten
    • From Whitetop to Roten
  • Silver Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Comet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Helton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rugby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Damascus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
  • Fig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
    • Fig is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Loves Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loves Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Loves Mill
    • From Whitetop to Loves Mill
  • Dresden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Dresden is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Friendship
    • From Whitetop to Friendship
  • Osborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Creston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Lodi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Grayson County
  • Trout Dale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassy Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
    • Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Creek <4>
  • Adwolf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adwolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
    • Adwolf is located in Smyth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adwolf
    • From Whitetop to Adwolf

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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 Whitetop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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