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 in 1895, Grace had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grace, with the one closest to Grace listed first.
- Murphy Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Weaverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Azalea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
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- Juno
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Swannanoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Stocksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Leicester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jupiter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
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- Skyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Candler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newfound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Avery Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dillingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Democrat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
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 Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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