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, Biltmore had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Biltmore, with the one closest to Biltmore listed first.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Azalea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Murphy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Grace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Skyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
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- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swannanoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Juno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Weaverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Mills River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
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 Biltmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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