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

• Newfound
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Newfound is located in Buncombe County
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• Turnpike
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
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• Luther
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Luther is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Candler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Candler is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candler <2>
• Leicester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leicester is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leicester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leicester <2>
• Acton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Acton is located in Buncombe County
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• Juno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Juno is located in Buncombe County
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• Glady
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glady is located in Buncombe County
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• Sulphur Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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• Canto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Canto is located in Buncombe County
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• Emma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Emma is located in Buncombe County
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• Sandymush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
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  • Sandymush has also been known as:
  • Sandy Mush
• West Asheville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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• Murphy Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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• Alexander
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexander is located in Buncombe County
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
• Asheville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
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• Grace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grace is located in Buncombe County
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• Clyde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
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• Buena Vista
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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• Biltmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
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• Weaverville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
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• Sonoma ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonoma is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
• Springdale ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springdale is located in Haywood County
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• Avery Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
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• Crabtree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Crabtree is located in Haywood County
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