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 Willow Bend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willow Bend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willow Bend listed first.
- Hendersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zirconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Shoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowman Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Bluff
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Saluda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Penrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Davidson River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson River is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson River
- Avery Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Busbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skyland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Tryon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bat Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Willow Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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