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 Valley Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Valley Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Valley Springs listed first.
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Skyland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Busbee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
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- Biltmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
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- Arden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Asheville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Azalea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- West Asheville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
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- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphy Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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- Emma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
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- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Mills River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
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- Swannanoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Horse Shoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Juno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Glady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
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 Valley Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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