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)
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Bloomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sturgills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- 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)
- Fig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fig is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Trout Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 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 Whitetop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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