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>
Sonoma itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sonoma, with the one closest to Sonoma listed first.
- Retreat
(Less than 2 miles 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
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cruso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- 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
- Glady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Balsam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Newfound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newfound is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfound
- Rich Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 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
- 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
- Acton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Addie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Balsam Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Leicester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cataloochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
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 Sonoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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