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, Rich Mountain had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Mountain, with the one closest to Rich Mountain listed first.
- Cowarts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts is located in Jackson County
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- East Laport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
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- Tuckasegee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cullowhee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fallcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fallcliff is located in Jackson County
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- Big Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Ridge is located in Jackson County
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- Wolf Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
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- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
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- Beta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beta is located in Jackson County
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- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
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- Sylva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Balsam Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
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- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
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- Cashiers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cruso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
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- Ellijay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County
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- Springdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
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- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
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 Rich Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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