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 Esmeralda in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Esmeralda. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Esmeralda listed first.
- Chimney Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bat Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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- Uree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
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- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
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- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
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- Black Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Swannanoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hendersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Busbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Skyland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Esmeralda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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