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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swannanoa had a population of 20 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Swannanoa, with the one closest to Swannanoa listed first.
- Azalea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biltmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Asheville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bearwallow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
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- Dillingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- West Asheville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bat Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
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- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Avery Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Fletcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Democrat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stocksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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