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

  • Azalea
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Azalea is located in Buncombe County
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  • Biltmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
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  • Buena Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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  • Asheville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Busbee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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  • Riceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riceville is located in Buncombe County
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  • West Asheville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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  • Skyland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swannanoa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace is located in Buncombe County
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  • Murphy Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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  • Emma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Emma is located in Buncombe County
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  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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  • Avery Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
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  • Acton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Acton is located in Buncombe County
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  • Fletcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weaverville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Juno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Juno is located in Buncombe County
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  • Black Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Beech
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beech is located in Buncombe County
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  • Candler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stocksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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  • Mills River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bearwallow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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  • Alexander
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leicester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Gashes Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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