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 Oak Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Skyland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Busbee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Arden
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Avery Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- West Asheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Asheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mills River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Murphy Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Horse Shoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Hendersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Luther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
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 Oak Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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