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

  • Davidson River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
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  • Penrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowman Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
  • Brevard
    (6 miles [9.7 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
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  • Horse Shoe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mills River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cruso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruso is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
  • Cedar Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hendersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Avery Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
  • Balsam Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
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  • Fletcher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Springdale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springdale is located in Haywood County
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  • East Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
  • Flat Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Arden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glady is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
  • Caesars Head
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
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  • Zirconia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Skyland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Upward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Upward is located in Henderson County
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  • Busbee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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  • Candler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Luther
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Luther is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Turnpike
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
  • Riverview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Fruitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Sonoma ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonoma is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
  • Retreat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Retreat is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
  • Lavinia ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavinia is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia

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