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 Gowensville had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gowensville, with the one closest to Gowensville listed first.
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Andover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Campobello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Landrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glassy is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassy
- Taho ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taho is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taho
- Tryon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tigerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- O'Neal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Sandy Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Campton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- New Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
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 Gowensville, 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. |