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 Blue Ridge Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Forest listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Swannanoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Azalea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
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- Bearwallow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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- Black Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
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- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bat Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
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- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
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- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Murphy Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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- West Asheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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- Avery Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Beech
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Old Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
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- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
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- Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
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 Blue Ridge Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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