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 Benton Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Benton Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Benton Hills listed first.
- Davidson River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Penrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brevard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Horse Shoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cedar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Balsam Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Mills River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Cruso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Avery Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Zirconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Wolf Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Upward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Skyland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
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 Benton Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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