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 Enka in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Enka. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Enka listed first.
- Acton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Acton is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Candler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Luther is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- West Asheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Asheville is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Emma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Glady
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glady is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Murphy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Junction is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Newfound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Biltmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Asheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Juno is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Turnpike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Leicester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Creek is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Azalea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Azalea is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale was located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is also located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Enka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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