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 Balfour in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Balfour. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Balfour listed first.
- Hendersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Mills River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Busbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Skyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Davidson River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Chimney Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Balfour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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