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 Blue Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
- Taho ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taho was located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- O'Neal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell was located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sandy Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Flat is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyger was located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Tigerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glassy is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Andover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover was located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Gowensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gowensville is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Taylors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chick Springs is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Greer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <2>
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lima is also located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Travelers Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrittsville was located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Campobello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landrum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tryon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
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 Blue Ridge, 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. |