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

  • Horse Shoe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mills River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowman Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
  • Hendersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Avery Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
  • Flat Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Penrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Upward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Upward is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
  • Blue Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Busbee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
  • Skyland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Zirconia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Baxter is located in Henderson County
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  • Davidson River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
  • Buena Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Biltmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
  • Saluda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brevard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Bearwallow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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  • West Asheville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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  • Cedar Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Acton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Acton is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Melrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Bat Cave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Azalea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Azalea is located in Buncombe County
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  • Candler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glady is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady

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 Lake Rugby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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