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, Alexander had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Leicester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Weaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jupiter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Stocksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Marshall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- West Asheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Asheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandymush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Big Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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