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, Baxter had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Baxter, with the one closest to Baxter listed first.
- Upward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zirconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tryon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Shoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Uree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Bowman Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glassy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Landrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mills River
(13 miles [20.9 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 Baxter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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