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 Laurel Falls in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Laurel Falls. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Laurel Falls listed first.
- Brevard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherryfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Davidson River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- East Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Balsam Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Cruso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Bowman Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Wolf Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Horse Shoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Mills River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Rich Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Nimmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Big Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ridge
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 Laurel Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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