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 Old Fort had a population of 249 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Old Fort had a population of 924 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Dendron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toms Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toms Creek is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Swannanoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bat Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chimney Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vein Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Celo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dillingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Azalea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pensacola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Green Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trio ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Dysartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dysartsville is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysartsville
- North Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cove is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
- Rockview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Beech
(17 miles [27.4 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 Old Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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