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, Bowman Bluff had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowman Bluff, with the one closest to Bowman Bluff listed first.
- Horse Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mills River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davidson River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zirconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brevard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Saluda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Skyland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Busbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Caesars Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cherryfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- East Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Glady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Cruso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
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 Bowman Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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