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 Sherwood Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sherwood Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sherwood Forest listed first.
- Swannanoa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Azalea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
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- Riceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
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- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Black Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Asheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Busbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
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- Murphy Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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- West Asheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
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- Arden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
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- Weaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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- Acton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
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- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Dillingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Avery Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
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- Stocksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
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- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Juno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
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 Sherwood Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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