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 Gerton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gerton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gerton listed first.
- Bearwallow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bat Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Chimney Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Swannanoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Azalea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Uree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Baxter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Hendersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Old Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
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 Gerton, 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. |