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 Five Points in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Five Points. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Five Points listed first.
- Zirconia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Saluda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Bowman Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Horse Shoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tryon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Glassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Landrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Tigerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gowensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
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 Five Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |