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 Black Mountain had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Black Mountain had a population of 8,256 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Black Mountain, with the one closest to Black Mountain listed first.
- Swannanoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dendron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Old Fort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Azalea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dillingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Beech
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bat Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Busbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Barnardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Asheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Skyland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
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 Black Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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