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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>

While we didn't find Avondale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avondale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.

  • Henrietta
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
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    • Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
  • Byersville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
    • Byersville is located in Cleveland County
  • Ellenboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
    • Ellenboro is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <3>
  • Bostic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic
    • Bostic is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostic <3>
  • Forest City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lattimore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
    • Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Nicholsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
    • Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County
  • Washburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Washburn is located in Rutherford County
  • Brooklyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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    • Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • New House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
    • New House is located in Cleveland County
  • Sandy Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Cleveland County
  • Rutherfordton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Campcall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campcall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
    • Campcall is located in Cleveland County
  • Hollis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Hollis is located in Rutherford County
  • Sunshine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
  • Polkville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Polkville is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Shelby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
  • Mack ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
    • Mack is located in Rutherford County
  • Fingerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Earl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
    • Earl is located in Cleveland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Double Shoals
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
    • Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
  • Delight
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
    • Delight is located in Cleveland County

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 Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.