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 Thomas Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thomas Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thomas Forest listed first.
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hendersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Zirconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horse Shoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Penrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mills River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Saluda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baxter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Davidson River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Melrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Cedar Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caesars Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Brevard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wattacoo is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattacoo
- Avery Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Glassy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Arden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Thomas Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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