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 Gibsontown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gibsontown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gibsontown listed first.
- Turnpike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
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- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
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- Glady
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
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- Cruso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
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- Candler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
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- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Crabtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
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- Waynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron Duff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
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- Acton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
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- Sandymush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
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- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Leicester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
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- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Canto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
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- Fines Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- West Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
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- Palm ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
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- Teague ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
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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 Gibsontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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