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 Stearns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Stearns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Stearns listed first.
- Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Upward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Gowensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Uree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Uree is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uree
- Zirconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Campobello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chimney Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Andover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- New Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Mack ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Fruitland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
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 Stearns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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