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 Swannanoa Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Swannanoa Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Swannanoa Hills listed first.
- Azalea
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Biltmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Swannanoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Asheville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Grace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Murphy Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
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- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Asheville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Skyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Busbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Black Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Acton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Juno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stocksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Dillingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Swannanoa Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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