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 Walkertown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walkertown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walkertown listed first.
- Black Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
- Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <3>
- Swannanoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa
- Swannanoa is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swannanoa <3>
- Dendron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dillingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingham
- Dillingham is located in Buncombe County
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Azalea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Old Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <3>
- Rockview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Barnardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Barnardsville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnardsville <3>
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <3>
- Asheville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
- Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheville <3>
- Biltmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Democrat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Weaverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <3>
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Murphy Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearwallow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Pensacola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Flat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Stocksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stocksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocksville
- Stocksville is located in Buncombe County
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - West Asheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Busbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Bat Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bat Cave
- Bat Cave is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bat Cave <3>
- Paint Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Fork
- Paint Fork is located in Madison County
- Ivy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Price Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Creek
- Price Creek is located in Yancey County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 Walkertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |