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 in 1895, West Asheville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Asheville, with the one closest to West Asheville listed first.
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy Junction is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
- Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County
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- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Biltmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biltmore is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Grace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Buncombe County
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- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Buncombe County
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- Juno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Buncombe County
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- Candler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Busbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Azalea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weaverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leicester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Luther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Glady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnpike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
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- Swannanoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beech
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stocksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 West Asheville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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