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 Mills River had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mills River had a population of 7,471 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mills River, with the one closest to Mills River listed first.
- Horse Shoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Avery Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Busbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Davidson River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Upward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Acton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Asheville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Luther
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Cruso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Mills River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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