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, Balsam had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balsam, with the one closest to Balsam listed first.
- Addie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Cullowhee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cowarts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Dillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckasegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Fallcliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallcliff
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Duff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cove Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crabtree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Cataloochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Big Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
- Wolf Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Cruso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Birdtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Birdtown is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown
- Whittier
(15 miles [24.1 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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