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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
  • Saluda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
    • Saluda is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <3>
  • Fruitland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Polk County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearwallow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
    • Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bearwallow
    • From Baxter to Bearwallow
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
  • Horse Shoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Merrittsville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
    • Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • Poplar Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
  • Uree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
    • Uree is located in Rutherford County
  • Bowman Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
  • Glassy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
    • Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
  • 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)
  • Gowensville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Busbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busbee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
    • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Busbee
    • From Baxter to Busbee
  • Skyland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Skyland is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skyland <3>

The official website for Henderson County: www.hendersoncountync.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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.
<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.




 

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