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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Flat Rock had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Flat Rock had a population of 3,408 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Rock, with the one closest to Flat Rock listed first.
- Zirconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Bowman Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Horse Shoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Mills River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Glassy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Tryon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davidson River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Cedar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tigerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Flat Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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