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 Davistown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Davistown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Davistown listed first.
- Old Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Greenlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Dendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Uree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Bat Cave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Vein Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Black Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Trio ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Toms Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Swannanoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Dysartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Rutherfordton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Azalea
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
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 Davistown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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