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

  • Davidson River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
  • Brevard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
  • Cedar Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Penrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherryfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • East Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
  • Caesars Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
  • Bowman Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
  • Balsam Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Horse Shoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wattacoo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
  • Riverview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Mills River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
  • Flat Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayfield ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Cruso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruso is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
  • Zirconia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hendersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lima
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Merrittsville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
  • Wolf Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
  • Nimmons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nimmons is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
  • Marietta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale 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 Knob Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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