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 in 1895, Luther had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Luther, with the one closest to Luther listed first.
- Glady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
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- Turnpike
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Candler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newfound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Acton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
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- Juno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Leicester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
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- Cruso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- West Asheville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Murphy Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandymush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Avery Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Asheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Canto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Skyland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Busbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
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 Luther, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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