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, Penrose had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Penrose, with the one closest to Penrose listed first.
- Davidson River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Bowman Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Brevard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Shoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mills River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherryfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Caesars Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Zirconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Balsam Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Cruso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Upward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Arden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Saluda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fruitland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Skyland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Penrose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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