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, Retreat had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Retreat, with the one closest to Retreat listed first.
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cruso
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Glady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Turnpike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Balsam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Rich Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Cove Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Candler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Newfound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
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- Palm ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Balsam Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Teague ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Beta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- East Laport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Wolf Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Sandymush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sandymush is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandymush
- Sandymush has also been known as:
- Sandy Mush
- Cataloochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Fines Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
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 Retreat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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