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 Silver Bluff in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Silver Bluff. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Silver Bluff listed first.
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sonoma is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Retreat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Lavinia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavinia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cruso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turnpike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Glady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Iron Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Crabtree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cove Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Rich Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Fines Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Palm ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palm is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Teague ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teague is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Acton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Sandymush
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Cataloochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Addie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Avery Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canto is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canto
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 Silver Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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