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 Overlook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge Overlook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Overlook listed first.
- Davidson River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Penrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brevard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherryfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Caesars Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Bowman Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Horse Shoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zirconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Knob ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Cruso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Saluda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
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 Overlook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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