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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 Echo Lakes in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Echo Lakes. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Echo Lakes listed first.

  • Hendersonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowman Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
  • Horse Shoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Zirconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Upward is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
  • Mills River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Penrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Baxter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Baxter is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Blue Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Fruitland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Saluda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Davidson River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
  • Merrittsville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
  • Melrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Arden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Avery Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
  • Cedar Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Busbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
  • Skyland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brevard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
  • Riverview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Lima
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Caesars Head
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
  • Glassy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
  • Tryon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lynn is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Bat Cave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bearwallow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
  • Fairview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Echo Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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