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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leicester had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leicester, with the one closest to Leicester listed first.
- Juno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Newfound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
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- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
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- Sandymush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
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- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
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- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
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- Murphy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
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- Luther
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
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- Candler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Asheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jupiter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jupiter is located in Buncombe County
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- Rollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
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- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
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- Stocksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
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- Big Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pine is located in Madison County
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- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
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 Leicester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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