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

  • Penrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Davidson River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
  • Bowman Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
  • Brevard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Horse Shoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Caesars Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
  • Cherryfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • East Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Fork is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
  • Flat Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hendersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mills River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Riverview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Zirconia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wattacoo ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
  • Balsam Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lima
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Merrittsville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
  • Upward
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Upward is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
  • Mayfield ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield is located in Greenville County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Saluda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Avery Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Knob is located in Pickens County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
  • Marietta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Baxter is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Blue Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Arden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cruso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cruso is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso

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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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