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 in 1895, Acton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Acton, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Biltmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Asheville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Juno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Glady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Newfound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Leicester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Azalea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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