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 Blue Ridge had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
- Baxter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is also located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Upward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Upward is also located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is also located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zirconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chimney Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is also located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Shoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff is also located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mills River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tryon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Uree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Busbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Skyland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville was located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Avery Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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