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 Asheville had a population of 10,235 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Asheville had a population of 92,852 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Asheville, with the one closest to Asheville listed first.
- Murphy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Grace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- West Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Azalea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Weaverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Candler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Swannanoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beech
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leicester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stocksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Newfound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Jupiter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 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 Asheville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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