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 Balsam Grove had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balsam Grove, with the one closest to Balsam Grove listed first.
- Cherryfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Wolf Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Brevard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Rich Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Big Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Penrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cruso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Cedar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Tuckasegee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cashiers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Retreat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Nimmons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Caesars Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- East Laport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Jocassee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jocassee is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jocassee
- Bowman Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Balsam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cullowhee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Balsam Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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