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, Ashford had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- North Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Jonas Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Estatoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estatoe is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estatoe
- Toms Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crossnore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Worry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Worry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worry
- Ledger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ledger is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledger
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Alpine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Bandana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bandana is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Celo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Glen Ayre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
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 Ashford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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