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 White Oaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of White Oaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to White Oaks listed first.
- Brevard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Brevard is located in Transylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <2>
- Davidson River
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Penrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Penrose is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penrose <2>
- Cherryfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cherryfield is located in Transylvania County
- East Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cedar Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mountain
- Cedar Mountain is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mountain <2>
- Bowman Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Balsam Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Grove
- Balsam Grove is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balsam Grove <2>
- Horse Shoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe
- Horse Shoe is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Shoe <2>
- Caesars Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caesars Head
- Caesars Head is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Cruso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Mills River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills River
- Mills River is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills River <2>
- Wattacoo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Riverview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Springdale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Haywood County
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flat Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <2>
- Hendersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <2>
- Wolf Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Mountain
- Wolf Mountain is located in Jackson County
- Zirconia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zirconia
- Zirconia is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zirconia <2>
- Avery Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Knob ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mayfield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Glady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fletcher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Fletcher is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <2>
- Sonoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Lavinia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Transylvania County: www.transylvaniacounty.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 White Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |