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 Hillgirt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hillgirt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hillgirt listed first.
- Hendersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mills River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Bowman Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
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- Avery Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Zirconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Davidson River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
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- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Chimney Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Azalea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
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 Hillgirt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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